debits

plural of debit

Example Sentences

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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. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 During this window, originators or receiving banks can initiate reversals for reasons such as insufficient funds, account errors or unauthorized debits, leaving property owners uncertain about fund availability. — Karthik Sankara Narayanan, Forbes.com, 13 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
  • The return of federal student loan payments this month threatens to derail prospects for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a cohort already facing steep economic disadvantages.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Their disadvantages include lower energy storage and the possibility of larger, heavier battery systems.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Traditional due diligence can miss back-office technology impacts—liabilities reducing valuation (technical debt, vendor lock-in and cybersecurity exposure) or assets increasing it (scalable platforms and modernized pipelines).
    — Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Stallone endured an avalanche of rejections from agents who felt his slurry speech and asymmetrical mouth were liabilities — the very traits, of course, that would mark him as an original in a few short years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The 6,970-yard course is challenging but fair and open enough for all handicaps, from the proper tees, to have a good time.
    — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Of course, blame Dad for any handicaps.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2026

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“Debits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debits. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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