Bit funny, really: the meaning is originally the same, but with a _debit_ card you don't run up a _debt_; that's with a credit card. (This is because with the d

Bit funny, really: the meaning is originally the same, but with a _debit_ card you don't run up a _debt_; that's with a credit card. (This is because with the debit card, your account is debit-ed immediately.)