overdraft

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

overdraught

outstanding debt

drawing credit

overdraw

trust

debt

overpumping

make an overdraft

take out an overdraft

advance by overdraft

credit

Translations

découvert

giro en descubierto

sobregiro

Kontoüberziehung

Überziehung

descubierto

ouverture de crédit

saque a descoberto

descobert

Außenstände

scoperto

fido bancario

affidamento

saque em descoberto

السحب بدون رصيد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/

Etymology

From over- + draft.