debit an account

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• debit — To debit is to place an entry on the left hand side of an account. A debit in a liability account makes it smaller. A debit in an asset account makes it larger. Glossary of Business Terms An expense, or money paid out from an account. A debit… …   Financial and business terms

• debit — v. ( to charge ) 1) (D; tr.) to debit against, to (to debit a purchase against smb. s account; to debit an amount to smb. s account) 2) (D; tr.) to debit with (debit her account with the entire amount) * * * [ debɪt] to (to debit a purchase… …   Combinatory dictionary

• debit — / debɪt/ noun an amount entered in accounts which shows an increase in assets or expenses or a decrease in liabilities, revenue or capital. In accounts, debits are entered in the left hand column. Compare credit ■ verb ♦ to debit an account to… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• debit — / debɪt/ noun an amount entered in accounts which shows an increase in assets or expenses or a decrease in liabilities, revenue or capital. In accounts, debits are entered in the left hand column. Compare credit ■ verb ♦ to debit an account to… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• debit — I noun amount due, amount payable, arrears, bills, commitment, debt, deferred payment, expensum, indebtedness, liability, obligation, pecuniary due, sum owing, that which is owed associated concepts: debit agent, debit and credit system, debit… …   Law dictionary

• debit account — ➔ account1 * * * debit account UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE an account at a store or business which you pay money into, so when you buy their goods or services, the store can take money from your account as payment: »Simply make a deposit into your… …   Financial and business terms

• debit — [deb′it] n. [LME & OFr debite < L debitum, what is owing, debt; neut. pp. of debere: see DEBT] 1. Accounting a) the left hand side of an account, where entries are made showing an increase in assets, a decrease in liabilities, etc. b) such an… …   English World dictionary

• Debit — Deb it, n. [L. debitum what is due, debt, from debere to owe: cf. F. d[ e]bit. See {Debt}.] A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• debit memo — UK US noun [C] (UK also debit note) ► BANKING, COMMERCE a document sent to a customer when money is owed from their account, for example, because of a mistake on an invoice: »A debit or credit memo is received from the bank each time an… …   Financial and business terms

• Debit — Deb it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debiting}.] 1. To charge with debt; the opposite of, and correlative to, credit; as, to debit a purchaser for the goods sold. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bookkeeping) To enter on the debtor (Dr.)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Debit card — Deb it card , n. [See {debit}.] a small usually plastic card with a magnetic coded number, similar to a credit card, which is used to pay for purchases by the electronic deduction of a sum of money (a debit) directly from the card holder s bank… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English