debit

1 of 2

verb

deb·​it ˈde-bət How to pronounce debit (audio)
debited; debiting; debits

transitive verb

: to enter upon the debit side of an account : charge with a debit

debit

2 of 2

noun

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

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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Verb
So Blackhawk was free in the Equifax case to debit a $5.95 monthly fee after only six months. Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 Ulster Bank Has another IT System Issue In another case of déjà vu, Ulster Bank apologized to its ATM customers for being debited twice on each transaction over a 24-hour period spanning Monday and Tuesday of last week, the Belfast Telegraphreported. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2014
Noun
All major contactless debit and credit cards are accepted with a limit of £100. Caché McClay, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Notably, Klarna Card is powered by Visa Flexible Credential, a service from the American card network that lets users access multiple funding sources — like debit, credit and BNPL — from a single payment card. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for debit

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin debitum debt

First Known Use

Verb

1668, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of debit was in 1668

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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debit. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

debit

1 of 2 verb
deb·​it ˈdeb-ət How to pronounce debit (audio)
: 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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