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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024deb•it /ˈdɛbɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the record kept of money owed or spent.
- Business
- Businessa recorded item of debt.
- any entry or the total shown on the debit side of an account.
- Businessthe left-hand, or debit, side of an account.
- a failing or shortcoming:one of the debits in that plan.
v. [ ~ + obj] - to charge with or as a debt:They debited my account for the amount I owed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024deb•it (deb′it),USA pronunciation n. - the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Business[Bookkeeping.]
- Businessthat which is entered in an account as a debt;
a recorded item of debt. - any entry or the total shown on the debit side.
- Businessthe left-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to credit).
- an undesirable or disadvantageous feature.
v.t. - 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.
- Business[Bookkeeping.]to enter upon the debit side of an account.
- Latin dēbitum something owed; see debt
- Old French
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: debit /ˈdɛbɪt/ n - 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
vb ( -its, -iting, -ited)- (transitive) to record (an item) as a debit in an account
- to charge (a person or his account) with a debt
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dēbitum debt |