payment vs remitment

remitment vs payment

payment and remitment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payment	Yes	No	No	No
remitment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, remitment is a hyponym of payment; that is, remitment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than payment:

payment: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
remitment: a payment of money sent to a person in another place

Other hyponyms of payment include royalty, bonus, incentive, overpayment, underpayment, subscription, regular payment, blood money, recompense, refund, conscience money, support payment, reward, bribe, payoff, residual, benefit, lump sum, final payment, payoff, remission, remittal, remittance, quittance, repayment, token payment, penalty, pittance, insurance premium, premium, installment, deposit, down payment, satisfaction, credit, deferred payment, cash, immediate payment.

payment (noun)	remitment (noun)
the act of paying money	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
an act of requiting; returning in kind	a payment of money sent to a person in another place
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

Difference between payment and remitment

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