debit

n. 1 entry in an account recording a sum owed. 2 sum recorded. 3 total of such sums. 4 debit side of an account. v. (-t-) 1 (foll. By against, to) enter on the debit side of an account (debit 50 to my account). 2 (foll. By with) charge (a person) with a debt (debited me with 500). [latin debitum *debt]

n. A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; -- mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account.