to debit sb with a sum
1debit — / 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… …
2debit — / 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… …
3debit — 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… …
4Debit 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… …
5debit — n. & v. n. 1 an entry in an account recording a sum owed. 2 the sum recorded. 3 the total of such sums. 4 the debit side of an account. v.tr. (debited, debiting) 1 (foll. by against, to) enter (an amount) on the debit side of an account (debited… …
6debit — I. transitive verb Date: 1682 to enter upon the debit side of an account ; charge with a debit II. noun Etymology: Latin debitum debt Date: 1746 1. a. a record of an indebtedness; specifically an entry on the left hand side of an account… …
7debit — /debat/ A sum charged as due or owing. An entry made on the asset side of a ledger or account. The term is used in book keeping to denote the left side of the ledger, or the charging of a person or an account with all that is supplied to or paid… …
8debit — /debat/ A sum charged as due or owing. An entry made on the asset side of a ledger or account. The term is used in book keeping to denote the left side of the ledger, or the charging of a person or an account with all that is supplied to or paid… …
9Maestro (debit card) — The Maestro logo. Maestro is a multi national debit card service owned by MasterCard, and was founded in 1990. Maestro cards are obtained from associate banks and can be linked to the card holder s current account, or they can be prepaid cards.… …
10Debits and credits — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
