adj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdɛb.ɪt/
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rhymes with -ɛbɪt
CMU ARPABET:D EH1 B IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
of or relating to process of taking money from an account
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
of or relating to the debit card function of a debit card rather than its often available credit card function
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
A cash sale is recorded as debit on the cash account and as credit on the sales account.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To make an entry on the debit side of an account.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To record a receivable in the bookkeeping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We shall debit your account for the amount of the purchase.
We shall debit the amount of your purchase to your account.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: credit
Broader terms: account, calculate
Narrower terms: charge
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French debet, from Latin debitum (“what is owed, a debt”), neuter of debitus, past participle of debere (“to owe”); Doublet of debt.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
otto-
— of or relating to taking money from an account
Bulgarian:
дебитен
(debiten)
— of or relating to debit card function
Finnish:
otto-
— of or relating to debit card function
Belarusian:
дэ́бет
(débjet)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Belarusian:
дэ́бэт
(débet)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Bulgarian:
деби́т
(debít)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Chinese Mandarin:
借記 /借记
(jièjì)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Czech:
debet
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Danish:
debet
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Dutch:
debet
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Finnish:
debet-vienti
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Finnish:
veloitus
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
French:
débit
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
German:
Soll
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Greek:
χρέωση
(chréosi)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Hungarian:
tartozik oldal
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Ido:
debeto
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Italian:
addebito
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Japanese:
借方
(karikata)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Khmer:
ឥណពន្ធ
(ʼinaʼpŭən)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Korean:
차변
(chabyeon)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Polish:
debet
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Portuguese:
débito
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Romanian:
debit
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Russian:
де́бет
(débet)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Slovak:
debet
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Spanish:
débito
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Swedish:
debet
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Thai:
เดบิต
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Ukrainian:
де́бет
(débet)
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Vietnamese:
ghi nợ
— in bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account
Belarusian:
дэ́бет
(débjet)
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Belarusian:
дэ́бэт
(débet)
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Chinese Mandarin:
借記 /借记
(jièjì)
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Dutch:
debet
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Finnish:
otto
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Greek:
ανάληψη
(análipsi)
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Hungarian:
terhelés
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Hungarian:
megterhelés
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Hungarian:
pénzfelvétel
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Hungarian:
pénzkivétel
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Ido:
debeto
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Khmer:
ឥណពន្ធ
(ʼinaʼpŭən)
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Māori:
moni tango
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Polish:
debet
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Portuguese:
débito
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Romanian:
debit
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Russian:
де́бет
(débet)
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Ukrainian:
де́бет
(débet)
— sum of money taken out of a bank account
Finnish:
veloittaa
— to make an entry on the debit side of an account
French:
débiter
— to make an entry on the debit side of an account
Romanian:
debita
— to make an entry on the debit side of an account
Finnish:
veloittaa
— to record a receivable
Hungarian:
terhel
— to record a receivable
Hungarian:
megterhel (számlát)
— to record a receivable
