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direct debit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Banking
diˌrect ˈdebit noun [countable, uncountable] British English  BFBBFBan instruction you give your bank to pay money directly out of your account regularly to a particular person or organization 直接借记
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direct debitWith a direct debit the person receiving payment tells your branch how much is due and when.Repayments commence in the April following completion of the course and are by direct debit.Donation by direct debit is now the lifeblood for most charities.Payments can be made by direct debit and standing orders.They refused to make the payment and cancelled her direct debit.It's simple to do this now by filling in the direct debit and covenant on the back of the donation form.
From Longman Business Dictionarydirect debitdiˌrect ˈdebit noun [countable, uncountable] especially British EnglishBANKING an instruction that you give your bank to regularly pay money directly out of your account to a particular person or organizationPayment can be made by direct debit.We set up a direct debit to pay the monthly instalments. compare standing order
diˌrect ˈdebit nounChineseSyllable
an Corpus you your Business pay give to bank instruction


direct debit
diˌrect ˈdebit noun [uncountable and countable] British English
an instruction you give your bank to pay money directly out of your account regularly to a particular person or organization


direct debitBrE /dəˌrekt ˈdebɪt/ 🔊NAmE /dəˌrekt ˈdebɪt/ 🔊BrE /daɪˌrekt ˈdebɪt/ 🔊NAmE /daɪˌrekt ˈdebɪt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (BrE) an instruction to your bank to allow sb else to take an amount of money from your account on a particular date, especially to pay bills 直接借记;直接扣账We pay all our bills by direct debit. 我们以直接借记方式支付所有账单。🔊🔊   compare standing order