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- [deb-it]
- /ˈdɛb ɪt/
- /ˈdeb.ɪt/
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- [deb-it]
- /ˈdɛb ɪt/
Definitions of debit word
- verb debit When your bank debits your account, money is taken from it and paid to someone else. 3
- countable noun debit A debit is a record of the money taken from your bank account, for example when you write a cheque. 3
- noun debit acknowledgment of a sum owing by entry on the left side of an account 3
- noun debit the left side of an account 3
- noun debit an entry on this side 3
- noun debit the total of such entries 3
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Origin of debit
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Old French < Latin dēbitum something owed; see debt
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Debit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
debit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
debit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for debit
noun debit
- account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- indebtedness — the state of being indebted.
- liability — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
- charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
verb debit
- deduct — When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total.
- take out — the act of taking.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
Antonyms for debit
noun debit
- asset — Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful.
- tally — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
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