Synonyms for debit
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
A cash sale is recorded as debit on the cash account and as credit on the sales account.
Related words
- Word family
- debenture debitor debt
- Phrases
- debit card
Forms
- Plural
- debits → charges, debts, disadvantages…
Example sentences
- debt Half of Ethiopia's external debt is owed to China.
- disadvantage His diligence turned out a disadvantage after all.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| debit | rising | |
| debt | steady | |
| disadvantage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- debt1
- 6 letters
- charge1, charre
- 12 letters
- disadvantage4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disadvantage4 = 4 syllables).