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   [oh-ver-draft, -drahft]
noun
1.
an act or instance of overdrawing a checking account.
2.
a check overdrawn on a checking account.
3.
the 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.
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6.
a draft passing downward through a kiln.
7.
Metalworking. a tendency of a rolled piece to curve upward after passing through a stand, occurring when the lower roll is faster than the upper.
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Origin:
1875–80; over- + draft
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World English Dictionary
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  the amount of money drawn or withdrawn thus

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Word Origin & History

overdraft
1878, in the banking sense, from over + draft.
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Cultural Dictionary

overdraft definition


The amount by which a check exceeds the funds on deposit to cover it.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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