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 caller requests payment by gift card, wire transfer or over the phone with a debit or credit card.
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Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
This rate hike is separate from the transaction fees that DTE has imposed starting March 2 for those who use debit or credit cards to pay online or autopay their bills.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Under the legislation, student IDs, even issued by state colleges and universities, debit or credit cards and retirement center, neighborhood association or public assistance identification would no longer be accepted.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
This rate hike is separate from the transaction fees that DTE has imposed starting March 2 for those who use debit or credit cards to pay online or autopay their bills.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Under the legislation, student IDs, even issued by state colleges and universities, debit or credit cards and retirement center, neighborhood association or public assistance identification would no longer be accepted.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debit
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For decades, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has offered college scholarships to Black students who faced disadvantages from attending underfunded schools in majority-Black districts.—
Julian Mark,
Washington Post,
2 Apr. 2026
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Any disadvantage there may be in waiting a week or 10 days to get started on the portal is offset, probably outweighed, by the attention and excitement being built for BC basketball by their incoming coach’s presence on national TV, associated with a Final Four team.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Shape of brush The overall shape of a scrub brush can be an asset or a handicap.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 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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For decades, the understanding was that social-media companies were essentially immune from any such legal liability.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Warner board’s agreed last month to cover Zaslav’s tax liabilities following the sale to Paramount.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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At that point, things will move quickly as the rocket’s various systems switch to internal battery power, the main engines power up and, at the T-minus 0 mark, the booster finally ignites for liftoff.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 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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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debit. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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