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 Meaning of OVERDRAFT
| Pronunciation: |  | 'owvur`draft 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  a draft in excess of the credit balance |  |  |  |  | Sponsored Links: |  |  |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | bill of exchange, draft, order of payment |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \O"ver*draft`\, n. (Banking)
The act of overdrawing; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.
 |  |  |  |  Thesaurus Terms |  |  |  |  | Related Terms: |  | arrear, arrearage, arrears, back debts, back payments, bankruptcy, bouncing check, bust, collapse, crash, default, deferred payments, deficit, deficit financing, dollar gap, failure, insolvency, insufficient funds, kited check, overdrawn account, receivership |  |  |  |     |    |  |