debit Definition
debit (deb′it)
noun
- Accounting
- the left-hand side of an account, where entries are made showing an increase in assets, a decrease in liabilities, etc.
- such an entry
- the sum of such entries
- a sum deducted from one's bank account, as for a check
- a disadvantage or shortcoming
Etymology: LME & OFr debite < L debitum, what is owing, debt; neut. pp. of debere: see debt
transitive verb
to enter as a debit or debits; enter on the left-hand side of an account
debit Synonyms
debit
n.
Antonyms
debit Usage Examples
Object
card: Always use your credit card - not debit card.
Converse of object
- cancel: You can cancel a direct debit at any time by writing to your bank or building society.
- accept: Some building society accounts may not accept direct debits.
Converse of subject
- pay: They may be paid monthly by direct debit - a service charge is added.
- collect: This notice will inform members how much they owe or how much will be collected by direct debit over what period.
Adjective modifier
- direct: Payments made by monthly direct debit are subject to an interest charge.
- monthly: Payments made by monthly direct debit are subject to an interest charge.
- major: All major debit or credit cards are widely accepted.
- variable: SDLT will be collected by the Agency by variable direct debit.
Modifies a noun
- card: Use your bank debit card or your credit card to pay over the internet.
- mandate: By Direct Debit - click on the links in the box at the right to access the direct debit mandate form.
- payment: You can also use your card to make debit payments where you see the Visa Electron sign.
- transaction: How secure is my credit / debit card transaction?
- issuer: HBOS current issues approximately 5 million debit cards per annum, making it one of the largest debit card issuers in the UK.
- balance: The official receiver may incur a small debit balance for agent's costs to advise on the value of property.
Modifying Another Word
automatically: Please note that we do not automatically debit your credit cards at time of order.
Noun used with modifier
- pension: Internal transfer A pension sharing order will create a pension debit against the scheme member in favor of the spouses pension rights.
- visa: Sainsbury's gives cashback on visa debit, switch and electron cards.
- rent: The records are updated for rent debits, cash receipts and tenancy changes.
- bank: Use your bank debit card or your credit card to pay over the internet.
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