REMISSION


Meaning of REMISSION in English

/ rɪˈmɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]

1.

a period during which a serious illness improves for a time and the patient seems to get better :

The patient has been in remission for the past six months.

The symptoms reappeared after only a short remission.

2.

( BrE ) a reduction in the amount of time sb spends in prison, especially because they have behaved well

3.

( formal ) an act of reducing or cancelling the amount of money that sb has to pay :

New businesses may qualify for tax remission.

There is a partial remission of fees for overseas students.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin remissio(n-) , from remittere send back, restore, from re- back + mittere send.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.