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debate [ count ] a formal discussion at a public meeting about something important, where people give their different opinions. At the end of the discussion there may be a vote: a debate on health care reform ♦ After a long debate, Congress approved the plan.

chat [ count ] a friendly, informal conversation with someone, especially about personal things: I had a nice chat with Sandy this afternoon. ♦ I just dropped by for a chat - are you free?

2 [ noncount ] general discussion about something, when

people express different opinions

There's been a lot of debate about global warming.

de • bate verb

( de bates , de bat ing , de • bat • ed )

Politicians will be debating the new plans later this week.

deb • it1 / ' debit / noun [ count ]

an amount of money that is taken out of a bank account —ANTONYM credit

deb • it 2 / ' debit / verb ( deb its , deb • it • ing , deb • it • ed )

to take an amount of money out of a bank account The payment will be debited from your account.

—ANTONYM credit

deb • it card / ' debit kard / noun [ count ]

a plastic card that you can use to pay for things directly from your bank account Can I pay by debit card ?

—Look at credit card .

de • bris / da bri / noun [ noncount ]

pieces of something that has been destroyed debris from the plane crash

debt Ф/ det / noun [ count ]

money that you must pay back to someone

The company has borrowed a lot of money and it still has

debts.

in debt

If you are in debt , you must pay money to someone.

debt • or / ' detar / noun [ count ]

a person who owes money

de • but / dei byu / noun [ count ] the first appearance in public of an actor, etc. She made her movie debut in 2006.

Dec.

abbreviation of December

de • cadeaw п / ' dekeid / noun [ count ]

a period of ten years

The country has become richer in the past decade.

de • caf • fein • at • ed / d krefaneitad /

( also informal de • caf / ' dikref / ) adjective

(used about coffee or tea) with all or most of the substance that makes you feel awake (called caffeine ) taken out I only drink decaffeinated coffee in the evening.

de • cay / di ' kei / verb

( de cays , de • cay • ing , de • cayed )

to become bad or be slowly destroyed If you don't clean your teeth, they will decay.

de • cay noun [ noncount ]

tooth decay

de • ceit / di sit / noun [ noncount ]

dishonest behavior; trying to make someone believe

something that is not true

She was tired of his lies and deceit.

► de • ceit • ful / di ' sitfl / adjective

deceitful behavior

—SYNONYM dishonest

de • ceive / di ' siv / verb

( de • ceives , de • ceiv • ing , de • ceived )

to deliberately make someone believe something that is not true

She deceived me into thinking she was a police officer. You're deceiving yourself if you think he'll change his mind.

De .cem . ber Ф / disembr/ noun

[ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Dec. ) the twelfth month of the year

de • cen • cy / ' dissnsi / noun [noncount]

moral or correct behavior

At least she had the decency to admit that it was her fault.

de • cent / dissnt / adjective

good enough; right

You can't wear jeans for a job interview — you should buy some decent clothes.

honest and good decent people

de • cep • tion / di sepjn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

making someone believe something that is not true They had all been fooled by his deception.

de • cep • tive / di ' septiv / adjective

giving someone a false impression