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Meaning of debit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈdɛb.ɪt

Definitions

  1. In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
    countable, uncountable
  2. charge, burden
  3. position, post
  4. A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.
    countable, uncountable
  5. charge
  6. higher-up

Equivalents

العربية القيد
Čeština debet
Deutsch Soll
Ελληνικά ανάληψη χρέωση
Español cargo débito
Français débit débiter
Magyar terhel terhelés
Italiano addebito
日本語 借方
ខ្មែរ ឥណពន្ធ
한국어 차변
Nederlands debet
Polski debet
Português débito
Română debita
Русский дебет

Examples

“A cash sale is recorded as debit on the cash account and as credit on the sales account.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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