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title: debit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «debit» in the school dictionary: A debit is money taken out of a bank account. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# debit

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**Who acts:** debit, money, debit card, you, plastic card, your · **What happens:** be, take out, use, pay, take, account · **To what, where:** money, bank account, plastic card, own bank account, account, side · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«debit» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [debit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/debit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A debit is money taken out of a bank account.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:m1:1
# text = A debit is money taken out of a bank account.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	debit	debit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a debit | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take out** | participle | money *not said here* | a bank account |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A debit card is a plastic card you use to pay, which takes the money straight from your own bank account.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:m2:1
# text = A debit card is a plastic card you use to pay, which takes the money straight from your own bank account.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	debit	debit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
20	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a debit card | a plastic card |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present | you | a plastic card *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |
| 3 | **pay** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **take** | present | a plastic card | the money |  | your own bank account |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent money=Theme from account=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **account** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To debit an account is to take money out of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:m3:1
# text = To debit an account is to take money out of it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	debit	debit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **debit** | to-infinitive |  | a account |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | money |  | take *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In accounting, debit is the side of a record showing money paid out (the opposite of credit).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:m4:1
# text = In accounting, debit is the side of a record showing money paid out (the opposite of credit).
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	accounting	accounting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	debit	debit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	opposite	opposite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	credit	credit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | accounting debit | the side |  |  |  | of a record | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | gerund | a record *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Recipient |
| 3 | **pay out** | participle |  | money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum paid for the shopping with her debit card.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:x1:1
# text = Mum paid for the shopping with her debit card.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	debit	debit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | for the shopping; with Mum's debit card | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for shopping=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gym fee is paid by direct debit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:x2:1
# text = The gym fee is paid by direct debit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gym	gym	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	debit	debit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present · passive | direct debit | the gym fee |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bank debited twenty pounds from Dad's account.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:x3:1
# text = The bank debited twenty pounds from Dad's account.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	debited	debit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **debit** | past | the bank | twenty pounds |  | Dad's account |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **account** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each debit makes the balance go down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:x4:1
# text = Each debit makes the balance go down.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	debit	debit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | each debit | the balance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go down** | infinitive | the balance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never tell anyone your debit card PIN.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:x5:1
# text = Never tell anyone your debit card PIN.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	debit	debit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	PIN	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | your card PIN | anyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient pin=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On my money sheet, I wrote debits in red and credits in black.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:debit:x6:1
# text = On my money sheet, I wrote debits in red and credits in black.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	debits	debit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	credits	credit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | I | debits and credits |  | my money sheet |  | in red; in black | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent debit=Theme on sheet=Destination |

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