debitnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈdeb.ɪt/us/ˈdeb.ɪt/B2 (a record of) money taken out of a bank account:
The account was in debit at the end of the month (= more money had been spent than was in the account at that time).
Debits are shown in the left-hand column.
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Withdrawing money
- atm
- automated teller machine
- automatic teller machine
- cash dispenser
- cash machine
- cashback
- cashpoint
- clear
- dip
- dip into sth
- draw
- drawdown
- lay
- lay sth out
- take
- take sth out
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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debitverb [ T ]
uk/ˈdeb.ɪt/us/ˈdeb.ɪt/B2 to take money out of an account or keep a record of this:
The bank debited my account.
The bank debited the money from my account.
The unauthorized borrowing fee will be debited to your account.
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Withdrawing money
- atm
- automated teller machine
- automatic teller machine
- cash dispenser
- cash machine
- cashback
- cashpoint
- clear
- dip
- dip into sth
- draw
- drawdown
- lay
- lay sth out
- take
- take sth out
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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Banks