DEBITS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

debits

noun

plural of debit

as in disadvantages

a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success one of the debits of living in the country was the lack of easy accessibility to health care

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Recent Examples of debits In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 During this window, originators or receiving banks can initiate reversals for reasons such as insufficient funds, account errors or unauthorized debits, leaving property owners uncertain about fund availability. — Karthik Sankara Narayanan, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits. — Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025 The debits and credits still aren’t adding up. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Something, perhaps, based upon a sliding 63-point scale of credits and debits. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 The agreement defined credits and debits and set parameters for when water could be stored upstream. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025

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In his essay, Zuckerberg wrote that American AI developers face disadvantages against Chinese rivals, including in training data, and argued that policy should reduce those barriers.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Will universities that decline to participate face disadvantages?

— Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of disadvantages

Noun

Shareholders’ equity is what remains after the company has paid all its liabilities.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Johnson pledged to make the payment — aimed at chipping away at the city’s towering unfunded pension liabilities — during the Chicago Investor Conference.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of liabilities

Noun

Of course, blame Dad for any handicaps.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 May 2026
Despite its handicaps, Western analysts and officials say Ukraine has in recent months recorded battlefield successes against Russia’s bigger army, disrupting a spring offensive started by Russia amid improving weather, as fields dry out and new foliage on tree lines offers more cover.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026

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