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debit

/ˈdebɪt/noun

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नामे, डेबिट

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a written note in a bank account of a sum of money owed or spent

    नामे, डेबिट

    • a debit of five hundred rupees
    • The bank statement showed a debit of two thousand rupees for the electricity bill.
    • I noticed a debit of three hundred rupees on my statement.
    + 2 more examples
    • The debit for the mobile bill was made on the first day of the month.
    • Check each debit in your passbook carefully.

    Synonyms withdrawal charge deduction payment

    Opposite credit deposit

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (from sth)

    to take money from an account

    (खाते से) राशि काटना

    • The amount was debited from my account.
    • The bank will debit the instalment from your account on the fifth of every month.
    • The shop will debit your account when the order is sent.
    + 2 more examples
    • My card was debited twice for the same ticket.
    • The bank debited the fee from my savings account.

    Synonyms deduct withdraw charge take out

    Opposite credit deposit

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

debit + sum + from / to an account

Debit a sum from an account, or debit an account with a sum; both are correct, but the money leaves the account.

रकम को खाते से debit किया जाता है, या खाते को रकम से debit किया जाता है; दोनों में पैसा खाते से निकलता है।

  • The bank debited Rs 500 from my account.
  • My account was debited with the annual fee.

debit (noun) + on / in

A debit is an entry for money taken out; say a debit on the account, and in a ledger, on the debit side.

Debit पैसा निकलने की प्रविष्टि है; खाते में 'a debit on the account' और बही में 'on the debit side' कहा जाता है।

  • There was an unexpected debit on my statement.
  • Write the amount on the debit side of the ledger.

debit card / direct debit

A debit card takes money straight from your bank account; a direct debit is a regular payment taken automatically.

Debit card सीधे आपके बैंक खाते से पैसा लेता है; direct debit नियमित भुगतान है जो अपने आप कट जाता है।

  • Radhika paid the fee with her debit card.
  • The electricity bill is paid by direct debit.

debit vs credit

Debit is money going out, credit is money coming in; in accounting they are opposites.

Debit बाहर जाने वाला पैसा है, credit आने वाला पैसा; लेखा में ये विपरीत हैं।

  • A salary is a credit, and a bill payment is a debit.
+Collocations 4

debit + noun

cardbalanceentrynoteaccount

  • Her debit card was blocked after three wrong attempts.

verb + debit

make apay byshow arecord areverse a

  • The bank reversed the wrong debit.

adjective + debit

directautomaticunauthorisedmonthlysmall

  • Report any unauthorised debit to the bank at once.

debit + side / column

sidecolumntotalamount

  • The debit side of the account shows all payments.
“More examples 5
  • Please check the debit entries on your bank statement.

कृपया अपने बैंक विवरण की debit प्रविष्टियाँ जाँच लें।

  • Rs 1,200 was debited from the account for the mobile bill.

मोबाइल बिल के लिए खाते से 1,200 रुपये debit किए गए।

  • He withdrew cash with his debit card at the ATM.

उसने ATM से अपने debit card द्वारा नकद निकाला।

  • A wrong debit in her account caused much worry.

उसके खाते में ग़लत debit से बहुत चिंता हुई।

  • In accounting, every debit has an equal credit.

लेखा में हर debit का बराबर credit होता है।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The bank has debited my account of Rs 500.

✓ The bank has debited Rs 500 from my account.

Debit a sum from an account, not an account of a sum.

रकम खाते से debit होती है, इसलिए 'Rs 500 from my account' आता है, 'account of Rs 500' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all name movement of money in an account, but they differ in direction.

ये शब्द खाते में पैसे की गति के नाम हैं, पर दिशा में अंतर है।

debit

A sum taken out of an account.

खाते से निकाली गई रकम।

  • The debit was Rs 300.

credit

A sum added into an account.

खाते में जोड़ी गई रकम।

  • The salary credit came on the first.

withdrawal

Money you take out yourself, usually as cash.

जो पैसा आप स्वयं निकालते हैं, प्रायः नकद।

  • A cash withdrawal from the ATM.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

deb·it

?Which word?

Keep apart debit (money taken out of an account) and credit (money put into an account).

Debit (खाते से निकाला पैसा) और credit (खाते में डाला पैसा) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Debit card (money is taken directly from your bank account), credit card (you borrow money and pay later), direct debit.

Collocations: debit card (पैसा सीधे बैंक खाते से कटता है), credit card (आप पैसा उधार लेते हैं और बाद में चुकाते हैं), direct debit।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Accounting: 'Debit what comes in, credit what goes out' is a basic rule for real accounts.

लेखांकन में 'Debit what comes in, credit what goes out' वास्तविक खातों का मूल नियम है।