remit vs cancel

cancel vs remit

remit and cancel both are nouns.

remit and cancel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remit	Yes	No	Yes	No
cancel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cancel is a hypernym of remit; that is, cancel is a word with a broader meaning than remit:

remit: release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
cancel: declare null and void; make ineffective

Other hypernyms of remit include strike down.

remit (noun)	cancel (noun)
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)	a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with

remit (verb)	cancel (verb)
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness	make invalid for use
diminish or abate	remove or make invisible
release from (claims, debts, or taxes)	declare null and void; make ineffective
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision	postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
forgive	make up for
send (money) in payment
hold back to a later time

Difference between remit and cancel

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