débit

See also: debit

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin dēbitum (“debt”). Doublet of dette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.bi/

• audio:

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Noun

débit m (plural débits)

1. (of water) flow, rate of flow
2. (of production) output
3. (accounting) debit
4. (hydrology) discharge
5. (telecommunications) bandwidth, throughput

Related terms

• (bandwidth): haut débit

Further reading

• “débit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bidet