Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #12365
debit
扣款；取款
An amount of money taken out of a bank account.
- 1.
In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
簿记中记入账户左栏的条目。
- 2.
A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.
从银行账户取出的款项；因银行账簿中现金提取减少客户存款(即银行对客户的债务)而得名。
借方；借记；簿记中记入账户左栏的条目。；从银行账户取出的款项；因银行账簿中现金提取减少客户存款(即银行对客户的债务)而得名。；借方；借
In use
She recorded a debit of $50 in her ledger for the electric bill.
The accountant listed all debits on the left side of the balance sheet.
Each transaction has at least one debit and one credit entry.
Connections
Collocations
- direct debit
- 直接借记；自动扣款
- I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.我通过直接借记支付电费。
- debit card
- 借记卡
- She paid for the groceries with her debit card.她用借记卡付了食品杂货的钱。
- debit note
- 借项通知单
- The supplier sent a debit note for the undercharged items.供应商就少收费的项目发来借项通知单。
- debit balance
- 借方余额；借方差额
- The account shows a debit balance of $200.该账户显示借方余额为200美元。
- debit entry
- 借方记录；借项分录
- The accountant made a debit entry in the ledger.会计在分类账中做了一笔借方记录。
- debit side
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：debit 里有 bit（一点点），记账时从账户里扣一点点钱——借记、扣款。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：banking、bookkeeping 作名词时，多用于银行账户和会计记账等较正式的场合；日常口语中可能较少直接使用，更常说 withdrawal 表示取款。
Grammar Note
debit 是可数名词，常与介词 to 连用，表示'记入某账户的借方'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 debit /ˈdebɪt/ 都不构成严格意义上的押韵：habit、rabbit、orbit 仅末尾非重读的 /bɪt/ 相同；debt 是拼写相似词，b 不发音，读 /det/；credit 和 edit 只共享 /ɪt/ 结尾。注意不要按拼写把 debt 误读成 /debt/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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