debit
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
Bookkeeping.
that which is entered in an account as a debt; a recorded item of debt.
any entry or the total shown on the debit side.
the left-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to credit).
an undesirable or disadvantageous feature.
to charge with a debt: The store debited her account for the purchase.
to charge as a debt: The store debited the purchase to her account.
Bookkeeping. to enter upon the debit side of an account.
Origin of debit
1Other words from debit
- pre·deb·it, noun, verb (used with object)
- re·deb·it, verb (used with object)
- un·deb·it·ed, adjective
Words Nearby debit
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How to use debit in a sentence
Prepaid debit card users tend to be lower income, and Netspend confirmed that most of the money has been spent rapidly for basic necessities like food and gas.
Cutting off stimulus checks to Americans earning over $75,000 could be wise, new data suggests | Heather Long | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostLast week, the Treasury Department and the IRS started to send approximately 8 million payments by prepaid debit card.
Amazon Pay in India supports a range of payments services, including the popular UPI, and debit and credit cards.
From India’s richest man to Amazon and 100s of startups: The great rush to win neighborhood stores | Manish Singh | December 18, 2020 | TechCrunchConsumer spending, captured by credit card and debit card data compiled by Opportunity Insights, began to fall at the end of October before rebounding in November, buoyed perhaps by the holiday season.
The economy added 245,000 jobs in November, the slowest month of growth since recovery began | Eli Rosenberg | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostYou could receive an email or phone call asking you to give a stranger your bank account number or debit card number for verification of your account.
Hints From Heloise: Not so neighborly neighbors | Heloise Heloise | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
At the high-end food retailer, gift cards are a year-round business—kind of like a pre-paid debit card for expensive groceries.
Wood Cards Are a Green Alternative to the Classic Plastic Gift Card | Daniel Gross | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA new startup has created a miracle gadget that unites all your credit, debit and gift cards into a single card.
Coin Promises Freedom From A Wallet Full of Cards | Lauren DeLisa Coleman | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Orman sees it, prepaid debit cards and credit cards are two sides of the same coin, so to speak.
“You know, the Approved Card, on the surface, is a prepaid debit card,” she said at the time.
He gave members of the militia his credit- and debit-card numbers so they could continue stockpiling, this time illegally.
A commission up to the maximum of ¼ the thousand on the paying out side of the account (Entering to the debit).
The use of stamps for example would permit doing away with the debit side in the account books.
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.
For George Sand was most hospitable, kept indeed literally open house for her friends, and did so regardless of credit and debit.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksOn the debit page write the names of the items for which the money is spent and the dates.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale Gilman
British Dictionary definitions for debit
/ (ˈdɛbɪt) accounting /
acknowledgment of a sum owing by entry on the left side of an account
the left side of an account
an entry on this side
the total of such entries
(as modifier): a debit balance Compare credit (def. 10)
(tr)
to record (an item) as a debit in an account
to charge (a person or his account) with a debt: Compare credit (def. 17)
Origin of debit
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