A credit balance is an accounting term that refers to the situation where the total of credit entries in an account exceeds the total of debit entries. These balances typically represent revenue, liabilities, or capital.
A debit balance is the balance of an account where the total debit entries exceed the total credit entries. This typically indicates expenditures or assets on a company's financial statements.
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