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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
Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits.
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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
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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Jeffrey Hall Professor, University of Kansas While some users report positive effects of having an AI companion, there are disadvantages and even dangers to having a relationship with one.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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In her book, Marin frames her economic disadvantages as an essential part of her political education.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Creditors face uncertainty as assets may be sold piecemeal and contested, potentially yielding less than an orderly liquidation—especially given FSS’s significant long-term liabilities.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the Gilded Age, inflating assets and understating liabilities was standard practice across a booming system.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Secondary school students in less affluent states will find themselves with substandard educational offerings that may serve as handicaps when those students compete with those who have benefited from enriched educational opportunities provided in wealthier states.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Debits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debits. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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