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overdraft

The correct spelling is overdraft.

How to pronounce overdraft

noun

IPA: /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/

Say it like: Ove-rdr-aft

The correct spelling is overdraft. The act of overdrawing a bank account. For example: "I have an overdraft of £1234."

Usage Examples

I have an overdraft of £1234.

The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000.

Meanings

noun

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

verb

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

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