remittance — a sum of money sent as payment or gift
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a sum of money sent as payment or gift
Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈmɪtəns/
Example Sentences
- The overseas worker's remittance helped his family buy a new refrigerator.
- She forgot to include the remittance advice, so the company didn't know who paid the bill.
- His grandmother's remittance always came with a handwritten note and homemade cookies recipe.
remittance
NOUN[/rɪˈmɪtəns/]
a sum of money sent as payment or gift
a young woman slides cash bills across the counter to a uniformed clerk behind protective glass. The clerk counts the money carefully and enters information into a computer terminal. The transaction triggers the money to be converted into electronic form for international transfer. On the other side of the world, the woman's elderly mother waits at another similar office to receive the funds. a sum of money being sent as payment or gift to someone far away
Remittance grants admittance, hope finds transmittance!
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“The overseas worker's remittance helped his family buy a new refrigerator.”
“She forgot to include the remittance advice, so the company didn't know who paid the bill.”
“His grandmother's remittance always came with a handwritten note and homemade cookies recipe.”
“The bank charged a hefty fee for international remittance, making him reconsider sending money abroad.”
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