Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdraught

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-draught
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overdraft.

British usage

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 draught English overdraught From over- + draught.

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Questions

What does overdraught mean?
An overdraft.
Where does overdraught 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 draught English overdraught From over- + draught.

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