Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, a granting back; a surrender; release, as of a claim.
- noun A livery-carriage: so called (for French voiture de remise) as kept in a carriage-house, and distinguished from a fiacre or hackney-coach, which is found on a stand in the public street.
- noun In fencing, a second thrust which hits the mark after the first thrust has missed, made while the fencer is extended in the lunge.
- To send back; remit.
- To give or grant back; release a claim to; resign or surrender by deed.
- noun A carriage-house in which a remise is kept.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law) A giving or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of a claim.
- transitive verb To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to resign or surrender by deed; to return.
- noun A house for covered carriages; a chaise house.
- noun A livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary fiacre; -- so called because kept in a remise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music The
repetition or return of the opening material later in acomposition . - noun fencing A renewal of a failed action, without
withdrawing the arm. - verb To
surrender allinterest in aproperty byexecuting adeed , toquitclaim .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
- noun an expensive or high-class hackney
- noun (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
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Examples
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(Voitures de Place) and Voitures de Remise was abolished and the following "Tarif Maximum" appointed for both, provided the latter are hired in the street (not from a "remise").
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'remise'; there are 2 options for journeys by car here; taxis which use meters and remise for which a fixed price is agreed for a journey.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Speaking of gumption, I am here today to tell you that I have finally succeeded in getting that remise -- or discount -- on my latest book and I would like to extend this gift to you as we celebrate the New Year!
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Le schéma constitutionnel - remise du pouvoir à la présidente du Sénat puis élections - sera-t-il respecté?
Global Voices in English » Gabon: On President Omar Bongo’s death 2009
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Speaking of gumption, I am here today to tell you that I have finally succeeded in getting that remise -- or discount -- on my latest book and I would like to extend this gift to you as we celebrate the New Year!
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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If we are talking the person who most influenced the “Naughties” both good and bad I think we would be remise in not including … here it comes Tyler are you ready?
Wine Person of the Decade - nominations open! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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La semaine dernière, J.K. Rowling a tenu un discours lors de la remise de diplômes à Harvard.
Échec 2008
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La semaine dernière, J.K. Rowling a tenu un discours lors de la remise de diplômes à Harvard.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Caijing: There are media reports that the income of the land remise fund from last year is over 100 billion yuan.
chained_bear commented on the word remise
In fencing, a second thrust made after the first has missed and while still upon the lunge; the act of making a thrust of this kind.
February 6, 2007
yarb commented on the word remise
I started up from my chair, and calling La Fleur: I bid him bespeak me a remise, and have it ready at the door of the hotel by nine in the morning.
- Lawrence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
October 22, 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word remise
"It occurs to me that if I am akin to any literary traveller, it's Laurence Sterne, oscillating in the moment, dizzied by impressions and unable to make it from the remise door to the Calais Inn, let alone progress into France and Italy."
Psychogeography by Will Self, 23
October 11, 2010