overdraught

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noun

An overdraft.

OriginEnglish draught ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverdraught (plural overdraughts)

plural overdraughts

  1. UKAn overdraft.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdraught
  8. Englishoverdraught

From over- + draught.

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APA

overdraught. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdraught

MLA

“overdraught.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdraught. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdraught,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdraught.

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