noun
debit
DEHB-iht
noun
1
Money taken out of an account, or the record of that withdrawal.
"There's an unexpected debit of £40 on my statement."
"Check your recent debits before you query the balance."
verb
1
To take money out of an account, or record it as owed.
"The gym will debit your card on the first of every month."
How to Use Debit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMoney leaving an account, as opposed to a credit, which is money coming in.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "credit," which is money added to an account, not taken from it.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
debit an account
a direct debit
debit card
Word Forms
debited past tense, debits plural, debits singular
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Etymology
From Latin debitum, "what is owed" — the same root that gives us "debt" (they are doublets, two words descended from the same Latin source).