How to Use debit in a Sentence

debit

1 of 2 verb
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  • Your account will automatically be debited for the amount of your insurance bill every month.
  • The bank mistakenly debited my account $200!
  • In 2010, the bank stopped charging overdraft fees tied to debit cards.
    — Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022
  • When drivers pass under overhead gantries, their E-ZPass account will be debited the amount of the trip.
    — Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2019
  • That means that your payment will be debited from your bank account, rather than adding to your credit card balance.
    — Aimee Picchi, USA TODAY, 6 June 2020
  • The scammers then debit the credit card leaving the vet with a financial charge and nothing in return except for the lengthy process of cancelling the credit card.
    — Aarp Washington, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2017
  • Aran Coello said the move will help speed up the check-in process because cash transactions take longer then debit/credit transactions.
    — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Paper checks will continue to be sent out through January, as will debit cards.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Many people, worried about taking on new debt in an uncertain job market, switched to debit cards.
    — Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Five months later, Martin realized her account was still open and the credit card used for it was still being debited $45 a month.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Several of the purchases were not debited to the correct account.
    — Bill Roberts, idahostatesman, 8 May 2017
  • The state agencies issued the pandemic unemployment benefit funds to debit cards in the names of the identity theft victims.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The only distinguishing feature is that the money will be debited from the user’s Venmo balance.
    — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2017
  • After two failed attempts to access the borrowers back account, the lender can’t debit the account again unless the borrower authorizes it.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Payday lenders peddle small-dollar loans, available right away, then debit the amount borrowed, plus a financing fee, on the borrower’s next payday.
    — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The crisis has sped up a shift away from cash amid concerns about the cleanliness of paper money, and in an increasingly remote world, people moved more everyday spending online and to debit cards.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • In the fall of 2021, the company required all franchisees to sign a new agreement allowing Unleashed to automatically debit their bank accounts.
    — Michael Corkery, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Short-term loans that customers can roll over are capped at three, and lenders are barred from debiting customer checking accounts after two unsuccessful attempts at collection.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2017
  • And after a yet-unexplained further snafu, employees at some customer companies found that their bank accounts were debited (!) not credited with the amount of their pay.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Motorists with the devices can expect to have their toll debited automatically from an account as usual.
    — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • Through April, the Orioles ranked 29th in the majors with minus-13 outs above average, which Statcast uses to measure the cumulative effect of all individual plays a fielder has been credited or debited with.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
  • When a vehicle with a transponder travels through an E-ZPass toll facility, an antenna at the toll plaza reads the information on the transponder and the toll is automatically debited from the pass holder’s account.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 31 May 2018
  • The tally was revealed the day after Florida Blue members took to social media to complain of logging into their bank accounts and discovering their accounts had been debited for their monthly payment amount multiple times.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 May 2017
  • Hotel Marcel will debit as the nation’s first net-zero and Passive House certified hotel, generating 100% of its own electricity and setting the standard for a new era of environmentally conscious hospitality.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The purchases are automatically debited from your checking account.
    — cleveland, 16 Feb. 2020
  • The bank issues debit cards containing unemployment benefits under a contract with the state Employment Development Department, which administers the benefits program.
    — Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021
  • Also, Mr. Kantrowitz suggests having payments automatically debited from your bank account.
    — Ann Carrns, New York Times, 26 May 2017
  • In payday lending, examinations uncovered violations such as sending out misleading collection letters and debiting consumers’ accounts without valid authorization.
    — Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Your account will automatically be debited for the amount of your insurance bill every month.
  • The bank mistakenly debited my account $200!
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debit

2 of 2 noun
  • The account's credits were added and the debits subtracted.
  • I forgot to enter some of the debits in my bank account register.
  • The check costs $10 payable by a valid debit or credit card.
    — Scott McClallen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Customers, for the most part, pay with debit cards, not cash.
    — Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022
  • The net debit is the price paid for the stock, minus premium earned for selling the calls.
    — John Dobosz, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Credit cards, debit cards, and cash are still king among all age groups, the report finds.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 June 2022
  • After taking some debit cards, the suspects fled the scene.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Drinking customers must show both an ID and a debit or credit card with a name that matches the ID.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2022
  • All payments have to be prepaid with a debit, credit, or gift card.
    — Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • In fact, it’s not accepted in the park, so plan on using your debit or credit card.
    — Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022
  • That’s a serious debit in a movie that is, at least sometimes, about a figure of renowned deep piety.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
  • Make sure to bring a credit, debit or gift card — vendors do not accept cash.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Airlines could hit your agent with a debit memo, asking for the fare difference.
    — Christopher Elliott, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
  • Which is where a rider would tap their debit or credit card on the bus, instead of using the app or WisGo card.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Both had debit cards tied to it, each with different numbers.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Some customers still had not received their debit cards.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Instead, Bread for the City distributed $50 debit cards.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Stolen was the woman’s wallet, which contained credit and debit cards.
    — cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The woman’s phone, credit and debit cards and wallet had been in the car that was taken, the report indicated.
    — Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The truck accepts credit or debit-card payments only – no cash.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 May 2022
  • To save money on these more expensive meals, sign up for a Disney Chase Visa debit or credit card.
    — WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022
  • To start, there’s, of course, your traditional debit or credit card.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The council set fees for use of credit cards, debit cards and electronic funds transfer to pay for fees, services and other balances owed to the city.
    — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022
  • To be sure, skimming can occur with any type of card, including debit and credit cards.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Durbin, who holds the post of Majority Whip, engineered the enactment of a measure that slashed debit-card fees a decade ago.
    — James Lardner, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
  • In the rest of Comcast’s footprint, credit, debit and bank transactions all qualify for the $10 break.
    — Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
  • In both cases, Umberger's and Ramirez's debit and credit cards were missing, along with their ID cards.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • If your bank charges you any overdraft charges due to this debit, Empower will reimburse you.
    — Aly J. Yale, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2023
  • There, according to prosecutors, the trio took the soldier’s wallets, debit and credit cards, and cellphones.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Ohio passed a law in 2023 requiring public schools to accept cash payment for after-school event tickets or let people who don't have debit or credit cards in for free.
    — Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2024

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