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overdraft
- /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/ UK
- /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/ US
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noun overdrafts · overdraught
- The act of overdrawing a bank account.
- The amount overdrawn. I have an overdraft of £1234.
- The maximum amount that may be overdrawn. The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000.
- The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
- A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them.
verb overdrafts · overdrafting · overdrafted · overdraught
- To extract groundwater from (an aquifer) beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
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noun act of overdrawing a bank account
| Español | sobregiro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 超過引き出し chōka hikidashi |
| 中文 | 透支 tòuzhī |
| Português | saque a descoberto |
| Français | découvert |
| Deutsch | Überziehung |
| Italiano | scoperto |
| Ελληνικά | υπερανάληψη yperanálipsi |
noun amount overdrawn
| Français | découvert |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Dispositionskredit, Überziehungskredit |
noun maximum amount that may be overdrawn
| Deutsch | Dispositionsrahmen, Überziehungsgrenze |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | όριο υπερανάληψης ório yperanálipsis |
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@misc{overdraft_2026,
title = {overdraft},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overdraft},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
