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
Illustrations from court documents show how credit and debit transactions move through the system and how interchange fees are applied.
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Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Using tap-to-pay technology or use debit and credit cards with chip technology.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
His hand dove for his pocket, fishing out his wallet, exhuming cards — credit, debit, whatever — and punching their digits into his favorite betting apps.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Users can fund event contracts through cryptocurrency, debit or credit cards and bank transfers.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Using tap-to-pay technology or use debit and credit cards with chip technology.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
His hand dove for his pocket, fishing out his wallet, exhuming cards — credit, debit, whatever — and punching their digits into his favorite betting apps.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Users can fund event contracts through cryptocurrency, debit or credit cards and bank transfers.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debit
Noun
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The conclusion for Gen Z is that they have been handed a giant disadvantage, with no mentoring in the remote-work era to plug the gap.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Former Iowa party chair Scott Brennan argued in his pitch that Republicans in his state are guaranteed to hold their contest first no matter what, putting Democratic candidates across the state at a broad disadvantage.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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That is, after establishing their handicap, the slowest runners start first, and the fastest runners go off last.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Dweezil Zappa is probably a 6 [handicap].—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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In fact, product liability lawsuits alleging patient injuries have been filed overwhelmingly against pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, which manufacture name-brand weight loss drugs, court data shows.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Because the laws’ exceptions for medical emergencies are vague and have rarely been tested in courts, liability-conscious hospital administrators, lawyers and doctors have sometimes put legal concerns above their patients’ well-being, ProPublica’s reporting has found.—
Kavitha Surana,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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And then there is the ending, which also has plusses and minuses.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Other letter grades, including A-minus, will not be subject to a limit.—
Leah Willingham,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debit. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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