debit
noun
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
Example Sentences
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It may also involve traditional accounting activities, such as tracking payments in a general ledger, involving debits and credits and double-entry accounting, as well as accounts payable activities of making payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
The ledger of Newman’s youth had mostly debits for the future painter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
According to Chabrier, the new rule keeps pace with the change in overdraft protection as paper checks have been replaced with instant debits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
This month’s overall inflation figure looking back at April is expected to show a bigger drop as the lower energy price cap is taken into account, even as households' direct debits remain higher.
From BBC ● May 22, 2024
And then the account book proper, with debits and credits on facing pages.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
