"overdraft" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈoʊvɚdræft/ [US], /ˈəʊvədrɑːft/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overdraft.wav [UK] Forms: overdraft [singular], overdrafts [plural]
enPR: ō'vərdrăft [US] Etymology: over- + draft Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|draft}} over- + draft Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Overdraft is the act of overdrawing a bank account.
    Sense id: simple-overdraft-en-noun-SUukdb~X
  2. An overdraft is the amount of money that is overdrawn.
    Sense id: simple-overdraft-en-noun-XrpfsUfo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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