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débit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bandwidth noun The range of frequencies a signal or channel can carry, often used to describe internet or network speed.
  • debit noun Money taken out of an account, or the record of that withdrawal.
  • delivery noun The act of bringing goods, mail, or a service to the person receiving them.
  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • throughput noun The rate at which data is transferred through a system.

Senses

débit is used for these senses in English:

  • bandwidth (networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
  • debit In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
  • delivery The manner of speaking or singing.
  • discharge (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).
  • throughput (operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.

bandwidth — full definition

  1. noun The range of frequencies a signal or channel can carry, often used to describe internet or network speed.
  2. noun Informally, a person's available time, attention, or capacity to take on more work.

debit — full definition

  1. noun Money taken out of an account, or the record of that withdrawal.
  2. verb To take money out of an account, or record it as owed.

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