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overdraw

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈdrɔː/

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Definition of overdraw

verb (past overdrew; past participle overdrawn)

[with object]
  • 1draw money from (one’s bank account) in excess of what the account holds:you only pay interest if your account is overdrawn
  • (be overdrawn) (of a person) have taken money out of an account in excess of what it holds:I’m already overdrawn this month
  • 2exaggerate in describing or depicting (someone or something):some of the characters were overdrawn

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Definition of overdraw in the US English dictionary