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[ deb-it ] / ˈdɛb ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR debit ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe 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. verb (used with object)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 debit1400–50; late Middle English <Old French <Latin dēbitum something owed; see debt OTHER WORDS FROM debitpre·deb·it, noun, verb (used with object)re·deb·it, verb (used with object)un·deb·it·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for debitThe side that is first debited with 100 points loses the game. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various To be debited to the account of M. H. Said we would have nothing to do with it without more knowledge of our principal. An account should be opened in the stock ledger with Capital Stock, which account will be debited with all stock issued. Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4|Various His position was clearly credited and debited in the ledger of life. Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
He is given a certain allowance out of the paternal estate, but, if he spends more, he is debited with the excess amount. Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for debit
noun- 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)
verb -its, -iting or -ited(tr) - to record (an item) as a debit in an account
- to charge (a person or his account) with a debtCompare credit (def. 17)
Word Origin for debitC15: from Latin dēbitum debt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to debitaccount, debt, indebtedness, liability, charge, arrears, obligation, deficit, collectible, bills |