[, ]especially in the UK, 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 直接借记指示，直接扣款指示（尤指在英国，发给银行的允许其他人在特定日期从你的账户提取一定金额的指令，尤指用於支付账单）◆They give you a discount if you pay by direct debit. 如果你用直接借记方式支付，他们会给你打折扣。➡standing order ⨁to cancel / set up a direct debit 取消／设定直接扣款指示