overdraft

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈəʊvərdrɑːft/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈoʊvɚˌdræft/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respellingvər draft′, -dräft′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•draft /ˈoʊvɚˌdræft/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Businessan act of overdrawing.
  2. Businessthe amount overdrawn.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•draft  vər draft′, -dräft′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Businessan act or instance of overdrawing a checking account.
  2. Businessa check overdrawn on a checking account.
  3. Businessthe 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. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overdraft /ˈəʊvəˌdrɑːft/ n
  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 the amount of money drawn or withdrawn thus
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Collocations: charged a fee for the overdraft, a backup account for overdrafts, waived the fee for the overdraft, more...

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