as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
one of the debits of living in the country was the lack of easy accessibility to health care
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Recent Examples of debit
In the United States, payment volumes were up 7%, with credit gaining 6% and debit growing by 8%.
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Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As a remedy to the lawsuit, the DOJ seeks to impose requirements that would restore competition for the card issuer and have debit payments be processed both online and at physical stores.
—Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2024
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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Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As a remedy to the lawsuit, the DOJ seeks to impose requirements that would restore competition for the card issuer and have debit payments be processed both online and at physical stores.
—Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debit
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For several decades, solo cruise travelers found themselves at a financial disadvantage compared to couples and families.David Nikel, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dolphins will be at a rest disadvantage the rest of the way Miami will play the Texans coming off a bye, meaning Houston will have a full seven-day rest advantage.Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).Emily Barone, Time, 19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.Brent Cooper, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2017
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The agreement also resolves McKinsey's civil liability for allegedly violating the False Claims Act by causing Purdue Pharma to submit false claims to federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary prescriptions of OxyContin.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Under the civil settlement, McKinsey is not admitting liability.Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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Apart from those two minus points, the WiiM Amp Pro is a positive experience.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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As a matter of perspective, the leaders in plus/minus in East group play are the Magic at +37, Bucks at +29, Knicks at +14, Cavaliers and Bulls at +15 apiece and Hawks at +14.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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