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debited

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deb·it

[deb-it]
noun
1.
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
2.
Bookkeeping.
a.
that which is entered in an account as a debt; a recorded item of debt.
b.
any entry or the total shown on the debit side.
c.
the left-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to credit).
3.
an undesirable or disadvantageous feature.
verb (used with object)
4.
to charge with a debt: The store debited her account for the purchase.
5.
to charge as a debt: The store debited the purchase to her account.
6.
Bookkeeping. to enter upon the debit side of an account.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Old French < Latin dēbitum something owed; see debt

pre·deb·it, noun, verb (used with object)
re·deb·it, verb (used with object)
un·deb·it·ed, adjective
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debit
mid-15c., from M.Fr. debet, from L. debilitum "thing owed," neut. pp. of debere "to owe" (see debt). Debit card is attested from 1975.
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