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
All major contactless debit and credit cards are accepted with a limit of £100.
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Notably, Klarna Card is powered by Visa Flexible Credential, a service from the American card network that lets users access multiple funding sources — like debit, credit and BNPL — from a single payment card.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Listen to this article A teenager suspected in several vehicle thefts around Connecticut was arrested Tuesday and accused of stealing debit and credit cards from a vehicle in Washington in March before using them to allegedly make a number of fraudulent purchases.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
These include online banking, PayPal, debit/credit cards and Venmo.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Notably, Klarna Card is powered by Visa Flexible Credential, a service from the American card network that lets users access multiple funding sources — like debit, credit and BNPL — from a single payment card.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Listen to this article A teenager suspected in several vehicle thefts around Connecticut was arrested Tuesday and accused of stealing debit and credit cards from a vehicle in Washington in March before using them to allegedly make a number of fraudulent purchases.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
These include online banking, PayPal, debit/credit cards and Venmo.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for debit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debit
Noun
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Beadle is at a distinct disadvantage in aspiring to one spot where Brighton have an abundance of depth.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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This leaves key flexibility providers, including batteries, demand response, and distributed energy resources, at a disadvantage when competing for market revenues.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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In part, that’s because the state’s minimum liability coverage requirements are higher than other states.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Without it, the very leaders trusted with sustaining growth risk becoming liabilities themselves.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The Knicks were 6-1 in those games, and Brunson posted a plus/minus of +71.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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But the minuses of Musk have become at least as significant as the pluses.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debit. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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