debit

(dĕbˈĭt)

1. Accounting
   a. An item of debt as recorded in an account.
   b. The left-hand side of an account or accounting ledger where bookkeeping entries are made.
   c. An entry of a sum in the left-hand side of an account.
   d. The sum of such entries.
2. A drawback; a detriment.

1. To enter (a sum) on the left-hand side of an account or accounting ledger.
2. To charge with a debit: The bank debited my account for the overdrawn check.