- 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- the amount of money drawn or withdrawn thus
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•draft /ˈoʊvɚˌdræft/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Businessan act of overdrawing.
- Businessthe amount overdrawn.
o•ver•draft
(ō′vər draft′, -dräft′),USA pronunciation n.
- Businessan act or instance of overdrawing a checking account.
- Businessa check overdrawn on a checking account.
- Businessthe 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.
- Metallurgya tendency of a rolled piece to curve upward after passing through a stand, occurring when the lower roll is faster than the upper. Cf. underdraft.
- over- + draft 1875–80
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overdraft /ˈəʊvəˌdrɑːft/ n
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