1
as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car
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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license
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as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee
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Penalties include: Failure to pay tax: 10% of the unpaid tax liability or $5.00, whichever is greater; penalty is also imposed on payments which are required to be remitted electronically, but are not.
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
California levies a 15% excise sales taxes on legal weed, paid by consumers and remitted by retailers, and local governments can impose further taxes.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
California has a 15% excise tax on weed sales, which is paid by consumers and remitted by retailers.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
That led her to get an MRI, which resulted in her diagnosis of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
California levies a 15% excise sales taxes on legal weed, paid by consumers and remitted by retailers, and local governments can impose further taxes.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
California has a 15% excise tax on weed sales, which is paid by consumers and remitted by retailers.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
That led her to get an MRI, which resulted in her diagnosis of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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