OVERDRAFT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of overdraft in English

(Definition of overdraft from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of overdraft from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Negative externalities in groundwater irrigation arise due to overdraft of groundwater leading to premature well failure, and reduced yield and age/life of wells.
This can aid policy-makers, addressing groundwater overdraft leading to negative externalities, reach solutions with the assistance of a watershed development program enhancing groundwater recharge in dryland areas in developing countries.
It has that power today and borrows overdraft moneys from the private sector.
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I do not believe that he would sell the heirloom to reduce his overdraft.
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To get a £20 overdraft, one had to have three guarantors and more than five hostages.
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Of course, as a price for that, there are to be no overdraft facilities or frills.
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I do not believe that any of our customers thought they had capitulated when they asked for an overdraft and got it.
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Those guarantees will be withdrawn as soon as this money is made available, and the overdraft borrowing covered by that will be repaid.
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In 1953, the use of overdrafts to avoid tax on remittances of overseas income was stopped.
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The price slumped and the reward for many growers for all their hard work to feed the nation was an overdraft at the bank.
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In any case, the convenience and cheapness of the overdraft system is one of the most valued services a bank can offer to its customers.
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A small agricultural engineering business had an overdraft of £7,000 at the bank.
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They looked askance at some of the work of the banks and at overdrafts.
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There overdrafts are to some extent excluded but not ordinary loans on current account.
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It applies to all institutions likely to operate genuine current account overdrafts.
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Translations of overdraft

in Chinese (Traditional)
透支額…
in Chinese (Simplified)
透支额…
in Spanish
descubierto…
in Portuguese
saldo a descoberto, saldo negativo, saque a descoberto…
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अधिकर्ष, ओव्हरड्राफ्ट - बँक खाते असलेल्या ग्राहकाला बँकेकडून तात्पुरती देण्याची परवानगी असलेली रक्कम किंवा यास परवानगी देणारा करार…
(お金の)借り越し…
hasabından fazla miktarda çekilen para, kredi, hesaptan fazla çekilen miktar…
découvert…
descobert…
bankschuld…
வங்கிக் கணக்கைக் கொண்ட வாடிக்கையாளர் தற்காலிகமாக வங்கிக்கு செலுத்த அனுமதிக்கப்படும் பணம் அல்லது இதை அனுமதிக்கும் ஒப்பந்தம்…
ओवरड्राफ्ट, अधिविकर्ष, बैंक में जमा राशी से अधिक की निकासी करने की अनुमति…
ઓવરડ્રાફ્ટ, બેંકના ખાતામાં હોય તેનાથી વધુ રકમ ઉપાડવાની પરવાનગી આપવી…
overtræk…
övertrassering, checkkredit…
overdraf…
die Überziehung…
overtrukket beløp, overtrekk…
بینک میں موجود, رقم سے زائدوصولی, اضافی رقم کی وصولی…
перевищення кредиту, овердрафт…
превышение остатка счета (в банке)…
బ్యాంక్ ఖాతా ఉన్న వినియోగదారుడికి తాత్కాలికంగా రుణంగా బ్యాంకు ఇచ్చే డబ్బు మొత్తం లేదా దీన్ని అనుమతించే ఒప్పందం…
سَحب عَلى المَكشوف…
ওভারড্রাফ্ট…
částka přesahující bankovní konto…
penarikan cek lebih besar dari jumlah uang…
จำนวนเงินที่ถอนเกิน…
số tiền chi trội…
debet, przekroczenie konta…
초과 인출…
scoperto…
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