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Meaning of "remittance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REMITTANCE

remittance  [rɪˈmɪtəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REMITTANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Remittance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REMITTANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

remittance

Remittance

A remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in his or her home country. Money sent home by migrants competes with international aid as some of the largest financial inflows to developing countries. In 2012, according to the World Bank Report, $401 billion went to developing countries with overall global remittances at $514 billion. The economic impact remains contested among researchers, however, remittance transfers do draw people towards the financial services that are available to them. Remittance advertising in Oxford Street, London with Polish and Russian text...

Definition of remittance in the English dictionary

The definition of remittance in the dictionary is payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp when sent by post. Other definition of remittance is the act of remitting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REMITTANCE


acquittance
əˈkwɪtəns
admittance
ədˈmɪtəns
capacitance
kəˈpæsɪtəns
competence
ˈkɒmpɪtəns
concomitance
kənˈkɒmɪtəns
emittance
ɪˈmɪtəns
hesitance
ˈhezɪtəns
immunocompetence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmpɪtəns
impenitence
ɪmˈpɛnɪtəns
incompetence
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns
inheritance
ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
intermittence
ˌɪntəˈmɪtəns
latence
ˈleɪtəns
omittance
əʊˈmɪtəns
penitence
ˈpenɪtəns
permittance
pəˈmɪtəns
pittance
ˈpɪtəns
readmittance
ˌriːədˈmɪtəns
remittence
rɪˈmɪtəns
transmittance
trænzˈmɪtəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REMITTANCE

remissively
remissly
remissness
remissory
remit
remitment
remittable
remittal
remittance advice
remittance man
remittance men
remitted
remittee
remittence
remittency
remittent
remittently
remitter
remitting
remittor

WORDS THAT END LIKE REMITTANCE

acceptance
acquaintance
advance
amount of substance
assistance
circumstance
Constance
court of first instance
distance
for instance
importance
instance
long-distance
reluctance
repentance
resistance
stance
substance
the distance
the Resistance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of remittance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REMITTANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «remittance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of remittance

Translation of «remittance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REMITTANCE

Find out the translation of remittance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of remittance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «remittance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汇款
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

envío
570 millions of speakers

English

remittance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेषण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحويلات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перевод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

remessa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রেরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paiement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghantaran wang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überweisung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

送金額
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

송금액
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengiriman dana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyển tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுப்பும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेमिटन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havale
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rimessa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przekaz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переклад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

remitențe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμβασμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorbetaling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

remittering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

remittering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of remittance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REMITTANCE»

The term «remittance» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REMITTANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «remittance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «remittance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about remittance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REMITTANCE»

Discover the use of remittance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to remittance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Remittances: Development Impact and Future Prospects
This book demonstrates that governments in developing countries increasingly recognize the importance of remittance flows and are quickly addressing these constraints.
Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Dilip Ratha, 2005
2
The UK-Nigeria Remittance Corridor: Challenges of Embracing ...
This study is the first research work on remittances conducted in Nigeria and reveals the actual state of its remittance market.
Raúl Hernández-Coss, Chinyere Egwuagu Bun, 2007
3
US-Guatemala Remittance Corridor
This study gives an overview of the intermediation of worker remittance flows from the United States to Guatemala.
‎2006
4
Migrant Remittance Flows: Findings from a Global Survey of ...
Drawing on the findings from responses to a survey conducted in 2008?09 from 114 central banks worldwide (of which 33 are in Africa), Migrant Remittance Flows aims to better understand how central banks and other national institutions ...
Jacqueline Irving, Sanket Mohapatra, Dilip Ratha, 2010
5
Uganda's Remittance Corridors from United Kingdom, United ...
This report, Remittance Corridors to Uganda: United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa, analyzes and compares three bilateral remittance corridors.
Isaku Endo, Jane Namaaji, Anoma Kulathunga, 2011
6
The U.S.-Mexico Remittance Corridor: Lessons on Shifting ...
The experience of Mexican nationals who send money home from the United States forms the basis for this study.
Raúl Hernández-Coss, 2005
7
The Germany-Serbia Remittance Corridor: Challenges of ...
Serbia has become one of the largest remittance-recipient countries in the world.
Jose de Luna-Martinez, Isaku Endo, Corrado Barberis, 2006
8
Alternative Remittance Systems and Terrorism Financing: ...
Alternative Remittance Systems and Terrorism Financing: Issues in Risk Management is part of the World Bank Working Paper series.
Matteo Vaccani, 2010
9
Remittance Markets in Africa
This book presents findings of surveys of remittance service providers conducted in eight Sub-Saharan African countries and in three key destination countries.
Sanket Mohapatra, Dilip Ratha, 2011
10
The Canada-Vietnam Remittance Corridor: Lessons on Shifting ...
Examining the experience of the Canada-Vietnam remittances corridor over the past several years, this title is a first step towards identifying the main features and pointing out some of the areas and issues that researchers and authorities ...
Raúl Hernández-Coss, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REMITTANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term remittance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Somalia: Kenya announces to lift ban on Somali-owned remittance
Kenya announces to lift ban on Somali-owned remittance firms A ban on remittance firms operating in Kenya imposed two months ago will be lifted, Kenyan ... «Horseed Media, Jun 15»
2
Mobile Remittance Startup Azimo Raises $20M
Azimo, a mobile remittance startup out of London, has raised $20 million from investors at Frog Capital, MCI Investments, Greycroft Partners and e.ventures, ... «PaymentsSource, Jun 15»
3
Remittances from Europe provide 'lifeline' to millions worldwide …
A key finding of the report on remittances from migrants based in Europe, Sending Money Home: European flows and markets, flags that benefits for families ... «UN News Centre, Jun 15»
4
Remittances sustain climb in April
“The steady demand for skilled Filipino manpower overseas provided support to the continued growth in remittance flows,” the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said. «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
5
India Wins the Remittance Race Again
A World Bank report estimated this week that India received $70.39 billion in remittances last year. That's ahead of China, which got $64.14 billion, and more ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
6
Bitcoin Remittance Startup Buttercoin Shuts Down
Bitcoin Remittance Startup Buttercoin Shuts Down ... a remittance — and declining interest in bitcoin startups by investors after the bursting of the bitcoin bubble ... «PYMNTS.com, Apr 15»
7
MasterCard moves on remittances in Nigeria and Zimbabwe..
Under the agreement, citizens will be able to securely receive international remittances into their eTranzact mobile money wallets or select bank accounts ... «Finextra, Mar 15»
8
Remittance Cutoffs Threaten Somalis
Over 40 percent of people in Somalia rely on financial remittances to meet their basic daily needs, but recent action from the U.S. and other countries has ... «U.S. News & World Report, Feb 15»
9
Will Bitcoin Foster a New Breed of Remittance Market in Africa?
In the wake of their findings, the global community decided to cut 5% from their remittance charges (earlier it was 12%). But the decision is still waiting to be ... «newsBTC, Feb 15»
10
Clarification: AF-Somalia-US story
The headline for the story referred to "informal remittances to Somalia." Dahabshiil is a licensed company. Politics & Government; Barclays bank; MOGADISHU, ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Remittance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/remittance>. May 2024 ».
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