debit

débiter

Inscrire une somme à la charge d’un compte, souvent en retirant de l’argent de ce compte.

En anglais simple : To record an amount charged to an account, often by taking money from it.

• They debit my account each month.
• The bank debited the fee yesterday.
• Will you debit the payment from my account?

Comment l'utiliser : debit an account with something (The bank debited my account with the annual fee.); debit something from an account (They debited twenty pounds from my account.)

Synonymes : charge

Contraires : credit

Expressions courantes : debit an account, debit someone’s account

débiter les créances clients

Inscrire à gauche d’un compte l’argent qu’une personne doit à une entreprise.

En anglais simple : To enter money someone owes a business on the left side of an account.

• Debit the receivable when recording the sale.
• The accountant debited accounts receivable for the unpaid invoice.
• We debit the customer’s account before the payment arrives.

Comment l'utiliser : debit an account for something (Debit accounts receivable for the amount owed by the customer.)

Contraires : credit

Expressions courantes : debit accounts receivable, debit the receivable

débit

Somme inscrite à gauche d’un compte, indiquant souvent de l’argent dû ou dépensé.

En anglais simple : An amount recorded on the left side of an account, often showing money owed or spent.

• Enter the amount as a debit.
• The accountant checked each debit in the ledger.
• The debit column showed several new entries.

Synonymes : debit entry

Contraires : credit

Expressions courantes : debit entry, debit column