What is Debit and Credit? Simple Meaning, Rules & Examples — Accounting Basics
π€ Have you ever seen words like “Dr.” and “Cr.” in accounting and thought… what on earth do these mean? You’re not alone. Almost every commerce student gets confused here at the beginning. π
But once you understand this, accounting suddenly starts feeling like a language instead of random numbers. Hello, my wonderful readers! π This is Day 13, and your Aishira is back with something very important. In Day 12, we learned about Financial Statements—the final reports that show the financial health of a business. But now a new question comes up... How are those reports actually prepared? Everything starts from just two simple words: π Debit and Credit Let’s understand them in the simplest way possible. π What is Debit (Dr.)? Debit simply means: ➡️ Increase in assets or expenses ➡️ Decrease in liabilities or income (in basic terms) But don’t worry about memorizing that yet. Let’s make it real. ☕ Imagine you own a small cafΓ©. You buy coffee beans for ₹1,000. What happened here? • Y...