SINCE 1828
on the debit side
idiomDefinition of on the debit side
1
chiefly British
: in the section of a financial record where debits are written
Enter these amounts on the debit side.
2
—used when mentioning the things that one does not like about something On the debit side, the restaurant is very noisy.
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