overdraw
pronunciation
How to pronounce overdraw in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈdrɔ:]
How to pronounce overdraw in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈdrɔ]
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- Verb:
- draw more money from than is available
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Word Origin
- overdraw (v.)
- late 14c., "to draw across;" 1734 in the banking sense, from over- + draw (v.). Related: Overdrawn; overdrawing.
Example
- 1. She wanted to overdraw all his future .
- 2. Banks now have to solicit permission from customers before letting them overdraw .
- 3. Overdraw will indicate how much of the screen is consuming overdraw time .
- 4. Oh , no. my bank account is overdraw .
- 5. Bank of america is not as a rule permitting debit-card customers to overdraw in effect protecting customers from themselves .