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Purely for curiosity does anyone know why we use Dr as an abbreviation for debits? Does it simply follow from Cr or is there a historical or other reason?

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daniel bourdon

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By neileg
12th Jan 2005 15:21

According to a Google search
Dr is an ancient Italian abbreviation for the Italian word ‘debare’; meaning ‘debit’.

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By Johnb2000
12th Jan 2005 11:46

the good old days
Daniel
I think I read somewhere that the term debtor was, in days gone by, "debitor".....hence dr.

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By AnonymousUser
11th Jan 2005 16:52

I'm no expert but...
I would say Dr. is short for Debtor and Cr. is short for Creditor. Anyone know any different, then please enlighten me.
TK Mahoney

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