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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 debits
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
This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The debits and credits still aren’t adding up.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The agreement defined credits and debits and set parameters for when water could be stored upstream.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits.
—Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
The debits and credits still aren’t adding up.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The agreement defined credits and debits and set parameters for when water could be stored upstream.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debits
Noun
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In comparison, the new players have their own advantages and disadvantages.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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One of the main disadvantages of this strategy is that standardization of products may be unsuccessful for meeting each customer’s needs.—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
Noun
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During his first term, his office launched dashboards tracking homelessness spending, city liabilities and other government data while conducting audits of homelessness programs, affordable housing oversight, LAPD operations and other city functions.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Silva also recommended that the board take a more aggressive approach to paying down its CalPERS liabilities, with a $400,000-per-year payment versus a $200,000-per-year payment.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Of course, blame Dad for any handicaps.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
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Despite its handicaps, Western analysts and officials say Ukraine has in recent months recorded battlefield successes against Russia’s bigger army, disrupting a spring offensive started by Russia amid improving weather, as fields dry out and new foliage on tree lines offers more cover.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Debits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debits. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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