# overdraft

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/ · frequency rank #35,445

## Definitions
1. The act of overdrawing a bank account.
2. The amount overdrawn.
3. The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.
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.

## Etymology
From over- + draft.

## Common misspellings (14)
`oevrdraft`, `ovedrraft`, `overdarft`, `overddraft`, `overdrafft`, `overdraftt`, `overdratf`, `overdrfat`, `overdrraft`, `overrdaft`, `overrdraft`, `ovredraft`, `ovverdraft`, `voerdraft`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overdraft