remittal

A noun referring to the act of sending money as payment, a lessening of intensity (especially of disease symptoms), or formal forgiveness or absolution.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el acto de enviar dinero como pago, la disminución de la intensidad (especialmente de síntomas de una enfermedad) o el perdón o absolución formal de pecados.

1. Payment sent B2 formal

   A sum of money that is sent to someone, typically to another location or country.

   • He made a monthly remittal to his family abroad.
   • The remittal was processed through the bank.
   • Please confirm receipt of the remittal.

   🇪🇸Remesa de dinero

   Sinónimos: paymentremitmentremittance

   Antónimos: collectionreceipt

2. Reduction in severity C1 formal medical

   A lessening or abatement in the intensity or degree of something, such as the symptoms of a disease.

   • The patient experienced a remittal of her fever after the treatment.
   • Doctors noted a temporary remittal in the disease's progression.
   • A remittal of symptoms allowed him to return to work.

   🇪🇸Disminución de la gravedad

   Sinónimos: abatementalleviationlesseningmitigationreliefremissionsubsidence

   Antónimos: aggravationexacerbationworsening

3. Forgiveness or absolution C2 formal

   The act of forgiving or pardoning someone, especially in a religious context, as pronounced by a priest.

   • The priest granted him a remittal of his sins.
   • She sought remittal through confession.
   • The sacrament of penance offers remittal for the penitent.

   🇪🇸Remisión o absolución

   Sinónimos: absolutionclemencyexculpationforgivenesspardonremission

• remittals plural form
• remittals' possessive plural form
• remittal's possessive singular form