Speakur

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overdraft

/ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
over-draft
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of overdrawing a bank account.

Uncountable

noun

The amount overdrawn.

Countable

noun

The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.

Countable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

  • "I have an overdraft of £1234."
  • "The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English draft English overdraft From over- + draft.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/
  • British English: /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/

Usage

Inflected Forms

overdrafts (plural) overdraught (alternative) overdrafts (present, singular) overdrafting (participle, present) overdrafted (participle, past) overdrafted (past)

Phrases

daylight overdraft

Frequently Paired Words

overdraw overdrawn

Homonyms

overdraught

Questions

How do you pronounce overdraft?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/.
What does overdraft mean?
The act of overdrawing a bank account.
Where does overdraft come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English draft English overdraft From over- + draft.

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