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deb·it  (dbt)

n.

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.

tr.v. deb·it·ed, deb·it·ing, deb·its

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.

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[Middle English debite, from Latin dbitum, debt; see debt.]

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debit

Noun

1. the money, or a record of the money, withdrawn from a person's bank account

2. Accounting

a. acknowledgment of a sum owing by entry on the left side of an account

b. an entry or the total of entries on this side

Verb

[-iting, -ited]

1. to charge (an account) with a debt: they had debited our account

2. Accounting to record (an item) as a debit in an account [Latin debitum debt]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	debit - an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing debit entry accounting entry, ledger entry, entry - a written record of a commercial transaction credit entry, credit - an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
Verb	1.	debit - enter as debit accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances account, calculate - keep an account of charge - enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15" credit - accounting: enter as credit; "We credit your account with $100"

Translations

debit [ˈdɛbɪt] n → debe m

vt to debit a sum to sb or to sb's account → cargar una suma en cuenta a algn

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debit [ˈdɛbɪt] n → débit m

vt to debit a sum to sb or to sb's account → porter une somme au débit de qn, débiter qn d'une somme

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debit [ˈdɛbɪt] n → Schuldposten m

vt to debit a sum to sb/sb's account → jdn/jds Konto mit einer Summe belasten see also direct

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debit [ˈdɛbɪt] n → debito

vt to debit a sum to sb or to sb's account → addebitare una somma a qn