overdraft
verbEtymology From over- + draft.
1
To extract groundwater from (an aquifer) beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
overdraft
nounUK /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/ · US /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/
Etymology From over- + draft.
1
The act of overdrawing a bank account.
2
The amount overdrawn.
- I have an overdraft of £1234.
3
The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.
- The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000.
4
The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
5
A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them.
- Derived terms
- daylight overdraft
- Related terms
- overdraw, overdrawn