overdraft

[oh-ver-draft, -drahft]

noun

1. an act or instance of overdrawing a checking account.

2. a check overdrawn on a checking account.

3. the amount overdrawn.

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

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

6. a draft passing downward through a kiln.

7. 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.

overdraft

/ ˈəʊvəˌdrɑːft /

noun

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

2. the amount of money drawn or withdrawn thus

overdraft

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of overdraft¹

First recorded in 1875–80; over- + draft

Example Sentences

Before 2008, banks paid fees for overdrafts and managed their liquidity carefully.

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"I think this is the quickest way of clearing my overdraft," he said ahead of the first festival.

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Firms had gone to their own lenders and had been able to extend their overdraft facilities, she said.

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It will also see the company provided with a £30m overdraft facility and have some of its rents reduced.

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Overnight, my routine of instant oatmeal dinners and dodging overdraft fees turned into grocery lists, school pickups and conversations I never expected to have so soon.

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