debit
noun [C or U] /ˈdeb.ɪt/Definition
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2. Practise
B2 (a record of) money taken out of a bank account: The account was in debit at the end of the month (= more money had been spent than was in the account at that time). Debits are shown in the left-hand column. → Compare credit nounWithdrawing moneyBanks and bank accounts
(Definition of debit noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bank noun (MONEY)
- bank verb (MONEY)
- banking noun
- building society noun
- central bank noun
- clearing house noun
- credit verb (PAY)
- exchange rate noun
- foreign exchange noun
- gnome noun
- mutual noun
- negotiable adjective (CHEQUE)
- non-negotiable adjective (CHEQUE)
- personal identification number noun
- rate of exchange noun
- statement noun
- stop verb (PREVENT)
- teller noun
- the IMF noun
- thrift noun (BANK)
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