debit

• Écriture comptable qui enregistre une somme due ou versée, représentant une diminution des actifs ou une augmentation des passifs, ou le montant ainsi inscrit au débit d'un compte.

A noun referring to an entry in an account recording a sum owed or paid out, representing a reduction in assets or an increase in liabilities.

1. Financial entryB1formal

   An entry recording a sum owed, typically in a bank account or ledger, representing money taken out.

   Débit (opération comptable)

   • The bank statement shows a debit of $50 for the transaction.
   • She checked her account for any unauthorized debits.
   • The debit was recorded in the company's financial records.

   Synonymeschargedeductionwithdrawal

   Antonymescredit

2. Disadvantage or drawbackB2formal

   A disadvantage or negative aspect of something.

   Désavantage, inconvénient

   • The high cost is a major debit to the project's feasibility.
   • One debit of the plan is its lack of flexibility.
   • The team considered the debits before making a decision.

   Synonymesdisadvantagedrawbackhandicapliabilityminusshortcomingweakness

   Antonymesadvantageassetbenefitplus

• Verbe utilisé en finance et en comptabilité pour désigner l'action de débiter une somme d'un compte ou d'enregistrer une dette.

A verb used in finance and accounting to indicate the act of deducting an amount from an account or recording a sum owed.

1. Withdraw moneyB1formal

   To remove an amount of money from a bank account, typically as payment.

   Débiter un compte

   • The bank debited my account for the monthly subscription.
   • They will debit the fee directly from your checking account.
   • The payment was debited from her account yesterday.

   Synonymesdeductremovetake outwithdraw

   Antonymescredit

2. Record as a debtB2formal

   To record an amount owed in an account or ledger.

   Débiter (enregistrer une dette)

   • The accountant debited the purchase to the company's expense account.
   • He debited the invoice amount to the client's ledger.
   • The transaction was debited to the supplier's account.

   Synonymesbillchargeinvoice

   Antonymescredit