DEBIT Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

debit

noun

Definition of debit

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 The devices can be set up in seconds on debit and credit card readers. — Laura Geller, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Credit cards generally offer stronger fraud and purchase protections than debit or peer‑to‑peer payment apps. — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 30 July 2026 That means that even when making debit purchases with Visa’s backing, X can’t guarantee that users will be refunded for all fraudulent charges. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 Costco accepts all Visa cards, as well as cash, checks, debit/ATM cards, EBT and Costco Shop Cards. — New Atlas, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for debit

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Noun

The return of federal student loan payments this month threatens to derail prospects for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a cohort already facing steep economic disadvantages.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
Their disadvantages include lower energy storage and the possibility of larger, heavier battery systems.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of disadvantage

Noun

The driver, Manning said, had been working particularly well, so well that the 10-handicap golfer had just broke 80 for the first time.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
The 6,970-yard course is challenging but fair and open enough for all handicaps, from the proper tees, to have a good time.

— Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of handicap

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Buried in the 130-page settlement was an agreement to release Meta from future liability related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, making New Mexico the only state to decide to pursue a case on its own.

— Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
There is only the slow accumulation of small deferrals, each one individually rational, until the organization is carrying a liability that no single person can see in full.

— Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of liability

Noun

Director Josef Kubota Wladyka illustrates the pluses and minuses of Haru’s potent imagination, resulting in a film that’s sexy, bittersweet and absurdist.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
While many Rockets fans clamored for more minutes with Eason or Sheppard, Houston’s best lineups from a plus-minus perspective often featured Okogie.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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