as in disadvantage
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 debit
In the United States, payment volumes were up 7%, with credit gaining 6% and debit growing by 8%.
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Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As a remedy to the lawsuit, the DOJ seeks to impose requirements that would restore competition for the card issuer and have debit payments be processed both online and at physical stores.
—Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2024
According to the new complaint against Visa, more than 60% of debit transactions in the country take place on Visa’s debit network.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges Visa—whose payment network processes more than 60% of debit transactions in the U.S.—imposes exclusionary agreements on merchants and banks that penalize Visa customers who make debit transactions on different networks.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As a remedy to the lawsuit, the DOJ seeks to impose requirements that would restore competition for the card issuer and have debit payments be processed both online and at physical stores.
—Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2024
According to the new complaint against Visa, more than 60% of debit transactions in the country take place on Visa’s debit network.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The suit alleges Visa—whose payment network processes more than 60% of debit transactions in the U.S.—imposes exclusionary agreements on merchants and banks that penalize Visa customers who make debit transactions on different networks.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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Scientists have indeed called for more research, but Kennedy’s assertion was nevertheless false; in fact, data has indicated that trans women may face significant disadvantages in some athletic metrics, like oxygen consumption, compared to their cis peers.Samantha Riedel, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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Broadcast series also face over-the-air content restrictions, placing them at yet another disadvantage.Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).Emily Barone, Time, 19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.Brent Cooper, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2017
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According to Ernst & Young, economic changes and new tax regulations now require companies to monitor complex items like asset impairment, liability classification and revenue recognition for accurate year-end financial reporting.Sean Manning, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The company’s balance sheet shows total liabilities of $56,432 as of December 31, 2023, with no cash on hand.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even more worrisome is James’s individual plus/minus, which is -6.0, nearly three times as worse as his previous career low, -2.1 in 2022.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Queta was an impact player in each of his first two NBA starts, leading the Celtics in plus/minus in both games and excelling on the offensive glass.Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Debit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debit. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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