Debit
/ΛdΙb.Ιͺt/
The meaning and definition of Debit, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
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
noun
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In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
βA cash sale is recorded as debit on the cash account and as credit on the sales account.β
- 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.
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credit
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