overdraft

noun over·draft \ˈō-vər-ˌdraft\

: an amount of money that is spent by someone using a bank account that is more than the amount available in the account : an amount that is overdrawn from an account

Full Definition of OVERDRAFT

: an act of overdrawing at a bank : the state of being overdrawn; also : the sum overdrawn

: line of credit

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First Known Use of OVERDRAFT

1845

Rhymes with OVERDRAFT

allograft, autograft, fore-and-aft, handicraft, homograft, isograft, landing craft, rotorcraft, turboshaft, understaffed, watercraft, xenograft

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