Definitions for overdraftˈoʊ vərˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•ver•draftˈoʊ vərˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft(n.)

  1. an act of overdrawing a checking account.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Business

  2. a check overdrawn on an account.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Business

  3. the amount overdrawn.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Business

  4. an excessive drawing on or drawing off of something.

  5. a draft made to pass over a fire.

Origin of overdraft:

1875–80

Princeton's WordNet

  1. overdraft(noun)

    a draft in excess of the credit balance

Wiktionary

  1. overdraft(Noun)

    The act of overdrawing a bank account.

  2. overdraft(Noun)

    The amount overdrawn.

    I have an overdraft of u00A31234.

  3. Origin: * over- + draft


Translations for overdraft

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

overdraft(noun)

the amount of money by which a bank account is overdrawn

a large overdraft.

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