overdraft

/ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/

noun 5verb 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

enormous, huge, large | agreed, authorized | unauthorized

free

My bank account comes with a free overdraft up to £500 each month.

bank

VERB + OVERDRAFT

have | get, take out

run up

My brother ran up an overdraft trying to pay for his car repairs last month.

arrange | extend, give sb, offer (sb) | pay off | increase | reduce

exceed

My bank account went into overdraft when I exceeded my spending limit last month.

OVERDRAFT + NOUN

facility | limit

Definitions

noun

The act of overdrawing a bank account.

The amount overdrawn.

I have an overdraft of £1234.

The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.

The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000.

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

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.

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Example Bank

I have an overdraft of £1234.

Wiktionary

The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000.

Wiktionary

I don't want to end up having to pay an overdraft fee.

Tatoeba · #9966088

Am I responsible for overdraft fees even though the bank made a mistake?

Tatoeba · #9969631

In many jurisdictions, banks are not allowed to charge overdraft fees and must simply refuse to pay any charges that are higher than the customer's balance.

Tatoeba · #9969638

Did you ever get that bank overdraft sorted out?

Tatoeba · #10266556

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