Antonyms for debit


Grammar : Noun
Spell : deb-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛb ɪt


Definition of debit

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French debet or directly from Latin debitum "thing owed, that which is owing," neuter past participle of debere "to owe" (see debt). As a verb from 1680s. Debit card is attested from 1975.
  • noun entry
Example sentences :
  • Would you exterminate him because in your blindness you only note the debit side?
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • Debit balances have increased £509,840, and now include Treasury bills.
  • Extract from : « The World in Chains » by John Mavrogordato
  • The law of debit and credit is curious, and amounts to actual slavery.
  • Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
  • It was Desk and Debit, for which I had been seeking for weeks.
  • Extract from : « Desk and Debit » by Oliver Optic
  • On the debit side: "To team, Sambo and Dinah, with wagon and harness, $578.00."
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
  • If you make an error he'll debit you with it, but when you play well he'll feature you.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the Big League » by Lester Chadwick
  • On the debit side write the purchases, their dates and prices.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping » by Elizabeth Hale Gilman
  • Since you will have a debit and credit account, I will enlighten you on this point.
  • Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
  • When he pays us money, we credit his account, and debit cash.
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 » by Various
  • Debit and credit are the fundamental principles of bookkeeping.
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 » by Various

Synonyms for debit

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