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as in payment
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
she always mails in her remittance on time so she won't ever be charged a late fee on her electric bill
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as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
the remittance of your outstanding balance is required before you can make more purchases
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Recent Examples of remittance
Trump’s pledge to forcibly deport millions of undocumented migrants, if enacted, could wreak havoc across the region, where many countries depend on remittances from the US to boost their economies.
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
In contrast, Harris’s Opportunity Economy offers a more inclusive vision, benefiting not just institutions but also small businesses and immigrants using crypto for remittances.
—Tonya Evans, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Mass migration to the United States and the return flow of remittances have transformed society and communities.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2023
Cuba Trump reversed many of Barack Obama’s executive orders liberalizing trade and travel to Cuba, banning U.S. flights to most Cuban cities and limiting remittances.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
In contrast, Harris’s Opportunity Economy offers a more inclusive vision, benefiting not just institutions but also small businesses and immigrants using crypto for remittances.
—Tonya Evans, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Mass migration to the United States and the return flow of remittances have transformed society and communities.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2023
Cuba Trump reversed many of Barack Obama’s executive orders liberalizing trade and travel to Cuba, banning U.S. flights to most Cuban cities and limiting remittances.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remittance
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What's next: Rise plans to broaden beyond contractor payments and into payroll starting next year — going up against the likes of ADP or Workday with products like taxes, health care benefits included in the platform.Lucinda Shen, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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The toll readers have a lower administrative cost than payment through a license plate account or returning a payment with an invoice through the mail.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The bonus hit comes after the company altered its compensation plan for fiscal 2023.BYSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Instead, under a new agreement with market traders, the corporation will provide financial compensation and advice.Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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True to the contemporary definition of employment, Chiswick and Robinson’s method only includes the unreported workers who produced goods or services that indeed generated pay for the family, even if that income or employment was reported individually to the Census at the time.Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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In recent weeks, Catalunya Radio reported that there's a belief De Jong is purposely ignoring Barca's attempts to renew his contract and spread out the deferred pay he is owed from the pandemic.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Remittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittance. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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