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remittance

noun as in alimony

noun as in discharge

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Example Sentences

The abrupt halt in world trade and tourism, and the impact of lockdowns on international migration and remittances, dealt a “ruinous” blow.

From Fortune

Her own remittances were already supporting Garcia’s grandmother back home.

Yet so far, despite the lockdowns that have devastated wealthier economies and caused massive unemployment, remittances have generally held up this year.

From Quartz

In some cases they’ve even been higher than usual, based on our review of the latest available data and press releases for top remittance recipient countries.

From Quartz

In a typical year, more than 270 million migrants living and working abroad send these cash transfers, known as remittances, to their home countries.

From Quartz

And they have to manage like the deuce to keep themselves in grub from one remittance day to the next.

Petroff has had a remittance, and so you find the stove well alight, which is not always the case.

Your grandfather's balance with me was something less than one thousand five hundred, as I made him a remittance in December last.

By June he had received from Earl Street the official sanction to proceed, together with a handsome remittance.

Ill pay you well for it, struck in De Garros, who had cabled for and received a large remittance.

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On this page you'll find 437 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to remittance, such as: keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, provision, and subsistence.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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