Word: debit
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: deb
it
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: debit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: debitum
Language: la
Decoded: debitum
Meaning: what is owed, a debt