overdraft — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of overdrawing a bank account.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

2. The amount overdrawn.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   I have an overdraft of £1234.

3. The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

   The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000.

4. The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

5. A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Verb

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

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. a draft in excess of the credit balance

   Broader terms

   draftbill of exchangeorder of payment