direct debit

noun

a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.

Meanings

noundirect debit (plural direct debits)

plural direct debits

  1. a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 直接借記 /直接借记
  • 直接借記 /直接借记 (zhíjiē jièjì)single order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Dutch automatische incasso
  • automatische incassosingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Finnish suoraveloitus
  • suoraveloitussingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
French ordre permanent
  • ordre permanentsingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
German Lastschrift, Abbuchung
  • Lastschriftsingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
  • Abbuchungsingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Hungarian beszedés, csoportos beszedés
  • beszedéssingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
  • csoportos beszedéssingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
  • beszedési megbízássingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Irish dochar díreach
  • dochar díreachsingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Polish polecenie zapłaty
  • polecenie zapłatysingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Russian прямо́й де́бет
  • прямо́й де́бет (prjamój débet)single order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Spanish adeudo por domiciliación, domiciliación bancaria
  • adeudo por domiciliaciónsingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
  • domiciliación bancariasingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Swedish autogiro
  • autogirosingle order to allow an entity to charge one's account
Cite this entry
APA

direct debit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20debit

MLA

“direct debit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20debit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “direct debit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20debit.

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