overdraft

Noun

1. (uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account.
2. (countable) The amount overdrawn.
3. (countable) The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.
4. (countable, uncountable) The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
5. (countable, uncountable) A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them.

Verb

To extract groundwater from (an aquifer) beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/

Etymology

From over- + draft.

Synonyms

overdraught

outstanding debt

drawing credit

overdraw

trust

debt

overpumping

make an overdraft

take out an overdraft

advance by overdraft

credit