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
In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
After the transfer, the funds were allegedly withdrawn and used through checks and debit transactions, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
With Museums for Us, all visitors who present a Bank of America Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank labeled debit or credit card and a valid ID will receive one free general admission to the museum on the first full weekend of the month.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Accepted payment methods include debit and credit cards, Venmo and PayPal.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
After the transfer, the funds were allegedly withdrawn and used through checks and debit transactions, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
With Museums for Us, all visitors who present a Bank of America Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank labeled debit or credit card and a valid ID will receive one free general admission to the museum on the first full weekend of the month.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Accepted payment methods include debit and credit cards, Venmo and PayPal.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debit
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If society is looking to keep the underserved at a disadvantage relative to their peers, forcing them to attend failing schools is a good way to go about it.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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Charlie makes an excellent point about what the disadvantage might be.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Moscow relies heavily on oil revenue to finance its war on Ukraine, and sanctions were a growing handicap.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Moscow relies heavily on oil revenue to finance its invasion and sanctions were a growing handicap.—
SYLVIE CORBET,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The loss, in the first of thousands of product-liability lawsuits against Meta, Google and other social networks, is the kind of black eye that often leads to an increase in government regulations.—
Kurt Wagner,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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The separate library fund, with revenues exceeding expenditures by $933,800, transferred $700,000 for future maintenance and capital improvements and contributed $116,900 each for meeting unfunded pension and post-employment benefits liabilities.—
Jim Drummond,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo closed with a plus/minus of plus-27 and Herro was a plus 18.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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All five of Charlotte’s starters had a plus-minus of minus-12 or worse.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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