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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDebit balance
/ˈdɛb.ɪt ˈbæl.əns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount by which total debits exceed total credits in an account, or an amount owed on an account.
"The monthly financial statement revealed a debit balance in the operating expense account." - 2
In banking, an excess of withdrawals or payments over deposits, resulting in a negative account balance or overdraft.
"Her checking account showed a debit balance after the utility bill was automatically processed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'debit', derived from the Latin 'debitum' meaning 'what is owed' (from debere, to owe), with 'balance', originating from the Late Latin 'bilancia' (two-pan scale, from bi- + lanx dish or scale). It established itself in early modern double-entry bookkeeping practices in Renaissance Italy and spread globally through British mercantile trade terminology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Debit balance" is said worldwide
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solde débiteur
Transliteration: sold debi-toer
"Le compte présente un solde débiteur à la fin du mois."
Sollsaldo
Transliteration: zol-zal-do
"Das Konto weist einen Sollsaldo auf."
saldo debitore
Transliteration: sal-do de-bi-to-re
"Il conto corrente chiude con un saldo debitore."
saldo deudor
Transliteration: sal-do deu-dor
"La cuenta bancaria muestra un saldo deudor."
saldo devedor
Transliteration: sal-du de-ve-dor
"O relatório financeiro indicou um saldo devedor."
नाम the शेष
Transliteration: nam shesh
Script: नामक शेष
"खाते में नाम शेष दिखाई दे रहा है।"
借方余额
Transliteration: jièfāng yú'é
"该账户月末显示为借方余额。"
차변잔액
Transliteration: chabyeon-jan-aek
"결산 결과 계정에 차변잔액이 남아 있습니다."
借方残高
Transliteration: karikata zandaka
"当座預金口座に借方残高が発生しました。"
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