what is meant by debit and credit

Answer Posted / amit kumar tiwari

In double entry system in every transaction you should
debit one account and credit other account as per
accounting rules.
1. Personal Account
2. Nominal Account
3. Real Account
The basic idea behind one account will increased and the
other one will decrease

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