Responsibility vs. Remit — What's the Difference?

The state, quality, or fact of being responsible.

To transmit (money) in payment.

A duty or obligation that one is responsible for.

To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.

An expense, debt, or financial burden that one must pay.

To pardon; forgive

The amount of such expense, debt, or financial burden.

To restore to a former condition or position.

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. 18

To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.

The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.

To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.

A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.

To allow to slacken

(military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success.

To transmit money.

(military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual.

To diminish; abate

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

A matter remitted for further consideration.

That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.

Chiefly British An area of responsibility; scope.

Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.

To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

The social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force;

To restore.

The proper sphere or extent of your activities;

To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he remitted the amount by mail.

A form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct;

To send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works of Galen." Sir T. Elyot. (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision.

To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.

To forgive; to pardon; to remove.

To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation.

To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits.

To send money, as in payment.

(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

Send (money) in payment;

Hold back to a later time;

Release from (claims, debts, or taxes);

Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision

Forgive;

Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

Diminish or abate;