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de|bauch|ery /d I bɔː tʃəri/ N‑UNCOUNT You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …scenes of drunkenness and debauchery.

de|ben|ture /d I be ntʃə ^r / (debentures ) N‑COUNT A debenture is a type of savings bond which offers a fixed rate of interest over a long period. Debentures are usually issued by a company or a government agency. [BUSINESS ]

de|bili|tate /d I b I l I te I t/ (debilitates , debilitating , debilitated )

1 VERB [usu passive] If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed + by ] Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus. ●  de|bili|tat|ing ADJ □  …a debilitating illness. ●  de|bili|tat|ed ADJ □  Occasionally a patient is so debilitated that he must be fed intravenously.

2 VERB To debilitate an organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] …their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance. ●  de|bili|tat|ing ADJ □  …years of debilitating economic crisis. ●  de|bili|tat|ed ADJ □  …the debilitated ruling party.

de|bil|ity /d I b I l I ti/ (debilities ) N‑VAR Debility is a weakness of a person's body or mind, especially one caused by an illness. [FORMAL ] □  …exhaustion or post-viral debility.

deb|it /de b I t/ (debits , debiting , debited )

1 VERB When your bank debits your account, money is taken from it and paid to someone else. □ [V n] We will always confirm the revised amount to you in writing before debiting your account.

2 N‑COUNT A debit is a record of the money taken from your bank account, for example when you write a cheque. □  The total of debits must balance the total of credits.

3 → see also direct debit

de b|it card (debit cards ) N‑COUNT A debit card is a bank card that you can use to pay for things. When you use it the money is taken out of your bank account immediately.

debo|nair /de bəneə ^r / ADJ A man who is debonair is confident, charming, and well-dressed. □  He was a handsome, debonair, death-defying racing-driver.

de|brief /diː briː f/ (debriefs , debriefing , debriefed ) VERB When someone such as a soldier, diplomat, or astronaut is debriefed , they are asked to give a report on an operation or task that they have just completed. □ [be V -ed] The men have been debriefed by British and Saudi officials. □ [V n] He went to Rio after the CIA had debriefed him.

de|brief|ing /diː briː f I ŋ/ (debriefings ) N‑VAR A debriefing is a meeting where someone such as a soldier, diplomat, or astronaut is asked to give a report on an operation or task that they have just completed. □  A debriefing would follow this operation, to determine where it went wrong.

de|bris /de I bri, [AM ] de I briː / N‑UNCOUNT Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around. □  A number of people were killed by flying debris.

debt ◆◆◇ /de t/ (debts )

1 N‑VAR A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone. □  Three years later, he is still paying off his debts. □  …reducing the country's $18 billion foreign debt.

2 → see also bad debt