debit

[ deb-it ]

noun

1. the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
2. Bookkeeping.
   1. that which is entered in an account as a debt; a recorded item of debt.
   2. any entry or the total shown on the debit side.
   3. the left-hand side of an account on which such entries are made ( credit ).
3. an undesirable or disadvantageous feature.

verb (used with object)

1. to charge with a debt:

   The store debited her account for the purchase.

2. to charge as a debt:

   The store debited the purchase to her account.

3. Bookkeeping. to enter upon the debit side of an account.

debit

/ ˈdɛbɪt /

noun

1. 1. acknowledgment of a sum owing by entry on the left side of an account
   2. the left side of an account
   3. an entry on this side
   4. the total of such entries
   5. ( as modifier ) Compare credit

      a debit balance

verb

1. tr
   1. to record (an item) as a debit in an account
   2. to charge (a person or his account) with a debt Compare credit

Other Words From

• pre·debit noun verb (used with object)
• re·debit verb (used with object)
• un·debit·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of debit¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Old French < Latin dēbitum something owed; debt

Word History and Origins

Origin of debit¹

C15: from Latin dēbitum debt

Example Sentences

At the high-end food retailer, gift cards are a year-round business—kind of like a pre-paid debit card for expensive groceries.

From The Daily Beast

A new startup has created a miracle gadget that unites all your credit, debit and gift cards into a single card.

From The Daily Beast

As Orman sees it, prepaid debit cards and credit cards are two sides of the same coin, so to speak.

From The Daily Beast

“You know, the Approved Card, on the surface, is a prepaid debit card,” she said at the time.

From The Daily Beast

He gave members of the militia his credit- and debit-card numbers so they could continue stockpiling, this time illegally.

From The Daily Beast

A commission up to the maximum of ¼ the thousand on the paying out side of the account (Entering to the debit).

From Project Gutenberg

The use of stamps for example would permit doing away with the debit side in the account books.

From Project Gutenberg

He adds up the credit and debit account and, if there is a balance, enters it to the account of the possessor of the account-book.

From Project Gutenberg

For George Sand was most hospitable, kept indeed literally open house for her friends, and did so regardless of credit and debit.

From Project Gutenberg

On the debit page write the names of the items for which the money is spent and the dates.

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