Deb"it (?), n. [L. debitum what
is due, debt, from debere to owe: cf. F. débit.
See Debt.] A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of
an account; -- mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of
an account.
Deb"it, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Debited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Debiting.] 1. To charge with debt; -- the
opposite of, and correlative to, credit; as, to debit a
purchaser for the goods sold.
2. (Bookkeeping) To enter on the
debtor (Dr.) side of an account; as, to debit the amount of
goods sold.