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overdraft
CIDE DICTIONARY
overdraft, n.
The act of overdrawing; a draft in excess of the credit balance; also, the amount or sum overdrawn. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overdraft, n.
1 a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than is credited to it.
2 the amount of this.
1 a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than is credited to it.
2 the amount of this.
THESAURUS
overdraft
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, receivershipFor further exploring for "overdraft" in Webster Dictionary Online