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What are debits and credits on a bank statement?

Last Updated: May 29, 2009

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Debits and credits are accounting terms used to describe the inflow and outflow of money from accounts.

A "debit" to one's own account is a payment you have made to someone else. A "credit" is the amount of funds coming into your account that someone else has paid to you.

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