debit
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debit
- /ˈdɛb.ɪt/
Rhymes with -ɛbɪt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French debet, from Latin debitum (“what is owed, a debt”), neuter of debitus, past participle of debere (“to owe”); Doublet of debt.
noun debits
- In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account. A cash sale is recorded as debit on the cash account and as credit on the sales account.
- A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.
verb debits · debiting · debited
- To make an entry on the debit side of an account. The economist also observed that some of the Victoria Line's cost should be debited to existing lines, as they would benefit from the rebuilding of their interchange stations with the new tube.
- To record a receivable in the bookkeeping. We shall debit your account for the amount of the purchase.
adjective
- of or relating to process of taking money from an account
- of or relating to the debit card function of a debit card rather than its often available credit card function
Opposite: credit
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: debit entry, billing, crediting, output, procurement, charge, levy, borrower, payment, debtor, receivable, debt, tenure, appointment, rate, obligor
adjective
Opposite: credit
Translations
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noun in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
| Español | débito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 차변 chabyeon |
| 日本語 | 借方 karikata |
| 中文 | 借記 /借记 jièjì |
| Português | débito |
| Français | débit |
| Deutsch | Soll |
| Italiano | addebito |
| Ελληνικά | χρέωση chréosi |
| Română | debit |
| Русский | де́бет débet |
| Tiếng Việt | ghi nợ |
noun sum of money taken out of a bank account
| 中文 | 借記 /借记 jièjì |
|---|---|
| Português | débito |
| Ελληνικά | ανάληψη análipsi |
| Română | debit |
| Русский | де́бет débet |
verb to record a receivable
| Română | debita |
|---|
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title = {debit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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