remitter

One who pays

A remitter is someone who sends money, especially across borders or through formal transfer services: The bank charges remitters a flat fee for international transfers.

The term appears in financial and legal contexts, where it designates the party initiating a payment or returning funds.

In law, remitter also refers to the principle by which a person with defective title to property is restored to an earlier, valid title.

payment

sender

One who dispatches

payerOne who settles debts
transferorOne conveying rights
originatorOne who initiates

wire · funds · beneficiary · settlement · clearing · swift · banking · deposit · transaction · draft

religious

absolution

Formal clearing of guilt

penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
redemptionRecovery or moral restoration

atonement · contrition · repentance · pardon · grace · mercy · indulgence · sin · confession · reconciliation

legal

plaintiff

Civil case initiator

defendantParty facing charges
courtTrial venue or sports surface
jurisdictionLegal authority's scope

pardon · forgiveness · clemency · acquittal · appeal · judgment · sentence · penalty · referral · venue

medical

recovery

Regaining what was lost

abatementDecrease in force
relapseReturn to former illness
flareSudden bright burst

latency · dormancy · regression · improvement · stabilization

Opposites

transaction role

remitterreceiver

One who accepts transmission

recipient · payee · beneficiary · remittee · addressee

financial action

remittercollector

One who gathers items

creditor · debtor · claimant · obligee · retainer

Family

remittance, remittances, remittent, remittal, remitters, remittable

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