as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
one of the debits of living in the country was the lack of easy accessibility to health care
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Recent Examples of debit
According to the new complaint against Visa, more than 60% of debit transactions in the country take place on Visa’s debit network.
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Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges Visa—whose payment network processes more than 60% of debit transactions in the U.S.—imposes exclusionary agreements on merchants and banks that penalize Visa customers who make debit transactions on different networks.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
Visa also pressures merchants and banks into agreements that penalize businesses that process debit transactions using a different debit or payment system, the agency said.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
Such cards use the Visa, Mastercard or American Express networks and can be spent at any business that accepts debit payments.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 29 July 2024
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Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges Visa—whose payment network processes more than 60% of debit transactions in the U.S.—imposes exclusionary agreements on merchants and banks that penalize Visa customers who make debit transactions on different networks.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
Visa also pressures merchants and banks into agreements that penalize businesses that process debit transactions using a different debit or payment system, the agency said.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
Such cards use the Visa, Mastercard or American Express networks and can be spent at any business that accepts debit payments.
—Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debit
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To assume this immediately puts you at a disadvantage.John M. O'Connor, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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There are also a few potential disadvantages of consuming sugar alcohol that are important to be aware of.Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).Emily Barone, Time, 19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.Brent Cooper, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2017
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Among its offerings are professional liability insurance, reinsurance and equine insurance.John Dorfman, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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What’s the future of Section 230 and social media liability?Clare Duffy, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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As a matter of perspective, the leaders in plus/minus in East group play are the Magic at +37, Bucks at +29, Knicks at +14, Cavaliers and Bulls at +15 apiece and Hawks at +14.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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Despite the surface seeing a chilly minus 330 degrees Fahrenheit, Enceladus’ interior luxuriates at around 200 degrees Fahrenheit, thanks to tidal heating from Saturn.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debit. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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