noun
[ U , C ] ( BrE ) an instruction to your bank to allow sb else to take an amount of money from your account on a particular date, especially to pay bills :
We pay all our bills by direct debit .
—compare standing order
noun
[ U , C ] ( BrE ) an instruction to your bank to allow sb else to take an amount of money from your account on a particular date, especially to pay bills :
We pay all our bills by direct debit .
—compare standing order
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005