Remitting

Remitting is the present participle of remit, a verb with several related meanings. In common usage, to remit means to send money as payment, especially over a distance. A remittance refers to the payment itself and the act of sending it. Remittances are a major source of income for many economies, often flowing from migrants to family or communities in their countries of origin. They are typically routed through banks, money transfer operators, or digital platforms, and may involve fees and exchange-rate considerations.

Beyond money transfers, remit appears in legal and administrative contexts. To remit a case can mean to send it back to a lower or reviewing authority for reconsideration. To remit a debt or a penalty means to forgive, cancel, or reduce the obligation or punishment. These uses share the underlying sense of sending or reducing a burden through a transfer of responsibility or authority.

In medical language, remitting describes a course of illness in which symptoms lessen or temporarily disappear. A remitting phase may alternate with relapses or ongoing symptoms, depending on the condition. This sense is common in discussions of chronic diseases and their trajectories, though remission and remittance are not always interchangeable across medical specialties.

Etymology and related terms: remit comes from Latin remittere, meaning “to send back.” Related terms include remittance (the act or amount sent), remission (cancellation of a debt, penalty, or disease symptoms), and remittent (describing fluctuating or recurring symptoms). The term’s usage spans finance, law, and medicine, reflecting the core idea of sending, reducing, or postponing a burden.