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- [oh-ver-draft, -drahft]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft/
- /ˈəʊ.və.drɑːft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-draft, -drahft]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft/
Definitions of overdraft word
- noun overdraft an act or instance of overdrawing a checking account. 1
- noun overdraft a check overdrawn on a checking account. 1
- noun overdraft the amount overdrawn. 1
- noun overdraft an excessive drawing on or drawing off of something. 1
- noun overdraft a draft made to pass over a fire, as in a furnace. 1
- noun overdraft a draft passing downward through a kiln. 1
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Origin of overdraft
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; over- + draft
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Parts of speech for Overdraft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overdraft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
overdraft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overdraft
noun overdraft
- default — If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
- liquidation — the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
Antonyms for overdraft
noun overdraft
- accomplishment — An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- achievement — An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- richness — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
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