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“Remittance” or “Remittants”

remittance / remittants are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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remittance r·iy·m·IH·t·ah·n·s

  • nouna payment of money sent to a person in another place.

remittants

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“remittance”

  • …processing, clearance and settlement services, remittance, and records management.
  • …in Kuwait to allow for remittance transfers.
  • The Remittance Woman (1923)
  • Global ranking of remittance by nations
  • …traditional banking, financial channels, and remittance systems.
  • …in the 1923 film The Remittance Woman, a maid in The…
  • …assets of Al-Barakat, a Somali remittance hawala company used primarily by…
  • …that distinguish it from other remittance systems.
  • Remittance
  • …used as a form of remittance instrument to transfer money from…

“remittants”

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