Money

Synonyms for remit

The synonym for remit recorded in this bank is transmit, in the sense "to send money, typically as payment". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for remit

transmitverb, in the sense "to send money, typically as payment"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day remit is audited in a second meaning.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineMoney

to send money, typically as payment

Migrant workers remit a portion of every paycheck back to their families abroad.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

transmit

Same sentence, swapped: Migrant workers transmit a portion of every paycheck back to their families abroad.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

withdraw
deposit
borrow

Where remit turns up in the game

remit is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where remit is the trap

remissionnoun, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is subsidence, in the sense "an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)", and remit is one of the three tiles that lose.

Play remit

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so remit reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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bundlenounpilea large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)TreelineHas a reason line commissionnouncuta percentage of sales or profit paid to someone as compensation for their role in a transactionTreelineHas a reason line extortverbwringto obtain money from someone through force, threats, or intimidationTreelineHas a reason line frugallyadverbsparinglyin a manner that uses money carefully and avoids wasteTreelineHas a reason line pecuniaryadjectivefiscalrelating to or consisting of moneyTreelineHas a reason line portfolionounholdingsthe collection of investments held by a person or institutionTreelineHas a reason line prizenounawardsomething given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lotteryFoothillsHas a reason line ampleadjectiveabundantenough or more than enough; plentifulTreelineHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. remit carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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