overdraft

[ oh-ver-draft, -drahft ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft /

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noun

an act or instance of overdrawing a checking account.

a check overdrawn on a checking account.

the amount overdrawn.

an excessive drawing on or drawing off of something.

a draft made to pass over a fire, as in a furnace.

a draft passing downward through a kiln.

Metalworking. a tendency of a rolled piece to curve upward after passing through a stand, occurring when the lower roll is faster than the upper.

Compare underdraft.

Origin of overdraft

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + draft

Words nearby overdraft

overdog, overdominance, overdone, overdoor, overdose, overdraft, overdraft checking account, overdrafting, overdraught, overdraw, overdrawer

Example sentences from the Web for overdraft

He suggested that the sum in question was related to making good an overdraft at JPMorgan in London.

Jon Corzine Can’t Answer $1.2 Billion Question About MF Global at Hearing |Michael Daly |December 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The queen mother was said to have died with an overdraft at Coutts of more than £2 million; it was settled by her daughter.

Juiciest Bits From the Royal Exposé |Tom Sykes |October 31, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It had come into the bank on October 10th along with other collateral to offset an overdraft on the part of Cowperwood & Co.

The Financier |Theodore Dreiser
To begin with, you certainly want money, or at least an overdraft and plenty of credit.

The Law and the Poor |Edward Abbott Parry

We trust that you will find it convenient to cover this overdraft at an early date.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 25th, 1920 |Various
The poor man has none of these, and therefore cannot obtain that overdraft which is one of the first essentials of bankruptcy.

The Law and the Poor |Edward Abbott Parry
If Overholt would kindly sign a note at sixty days for the overdraft it would be all right.

The Little City Of Hope |F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for overdraft

overdraft

/ (ˈəʊvəˌdrɑːft) /

noun

a draft or withdrawal of money in excess of the credit balance on a bank or building-society cheque account

the amount of money drawn or withdrawn thus

Cultural definitions for overdraft

overdraft

The amount by which a check exceeds the funds on deposit to cover it.

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