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o•ver•draft



Pronunciation: (ō'vur-draft", -dräft"), [key]
—n.
1. an act or instance of overdrawing a checking account.
2. a check overdrawn on a checking account.
3. the amount overdrawn.
4. an excessive drawing on or drawing off of something.
5. a draft made to pass over a fire, as in a furnace.
6. a draft passing downward through a kiln.
7. Metalworking.a tendency of a rolled piece to curve upward after passing through a stand, occurring when the lower roll is faster than the upper. Cf. underdraft.

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