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Overdraft

//ˈəʊvədɹɑːft// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of overdrawing a bank account. uncountable
  2. 2
    a draft in excess of the credit balance wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount overdrawn. countable

    "I have an overdraft of £1234."

  4. 4
    The maximum amount that may be overdrawn. countable

    "The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000."

  5. 5
    The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To extract groundwater from (an aquifer) beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From over- + draft.

Etymology 2

From over- + draft.

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