debited; debiting; debits
: to enter upon the debit side of an account : charge with a debit
1
a
: a record of an indebtedness
specifically
: an entry on the left-hand side of an account constituting an addition to an expense or asset account or a deduction from a revenue, net worth, or liability account
b
: the sum of the items entered as debits
2
: a charge against a bank deposit account
3
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Examples of debit in a Sentence
Verb
The bank mistakenly debited my account $200!
Your account will automatically be debited for the amount of your insurance bill every month.
Noun
I forgot to enter some of the debits in my bank account register.
The account's credits were added and the debits subtracted.
a $30 debit for groceries
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Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Many payment platforms, though, charge fees when businesses allow their customers to use other digital wallets or debit/credit cards.
—Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges Visa—whose payment network processes more than 60% of debit transactions in the U.S.—imposes exclusionary agreements on merchants and banks that penalize Visa customers who make debit transactions on different networks.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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Verb
By the time people realized their account had been debited, reflecting the FBAR penalty, the IRS had already collected the funds, and the bank had already been fully reimbursed.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Many payment platforms, though, charge fees when businesses allow their customers to use other digital wallets or debit/credit cards.
—Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
According to the new complaint against Visa, more than 60% of debit transactions in the country take place on Visa’s debit network.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges Visa—whose payment network processes more than 60% of debit transactions in the U.S.—imposes exclusionary agreements on merchants and banks that penalize Visa customers who make debit transactions on different networks.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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debit
1 of 2 verb
deb·it
ˈdeb-ət 
: to enter as a debit : charge with or as a debt
debit
2 of 2 noun
: an entry in an account representing an amount paid out or owed
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