direct debit
noun/dəˌrekt ˈdebɪt/, /daɪˌrekt ˈdebɪt/
/dəˌrekt ˈdebɪt/, /daɪˌrekt ˈdebɪt/
[uncountable, countable] (British English)- an instruction to your bank to allow somebody else to take an amount of money from your account on a particular date, especially to pay bills
- We pay all our bills by direct debit.
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