The phrase "a debit to" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in financial contexts to indicate a deduction from an account or an expense incurred.
Example: "The transaction resulted in a debit to my checking account for the amount of the purchase."
Alternatives: "a charge to" or "an expense of".
For example, if the transaction solely involves an extension of credit, and does not include a debit to a checking account (or other consumer asset account), the liability limitations and error resolution requirements of Regulation Z apply.
If the surcharge or premium is recorded separately, the full amount of the revenue (the amount that will be collected from the customer) should be recorded as a debit to the internal customers PTAEO or to a cash or receivable account for an external customer.
Options when bought are done so at a debit to the buyer.
I printed out my year-end summary of distributions from my health savings account recently and saw a debit to a local take-out shop, Garelick & Herbs, for $12.62, obviously not an eligible medical expense.
If you or I were to buy a commercial building for $1,000,000 the entries would be a debit to cash of $200,000 and a credit to equity of $200,000 for the cash we would put in to start things.
The appropriation was recorded in fund's general ledger with a debit to Fund Balance and a credit to Appropriations.
When Peter Means returned to graduate school after a career as a civil servant, he turned to a debit card to help him spend his money more carefully.
The old account had a £2-a-month direct debit to the charity Diabetes UK.
Currently, SNAP participants use an electronic benefit card (EBT), similar to a debit card, to receive and spend their SNAP benefits.
Another way to get interest-free credit is to use a 0% credit card and then set up a direct debit to pay it off each month.
Consumers who set up a direct debit to manage energy bills may find this results in a surplus building up on their account over the summer months.
