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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

o·ver·draft / ˈōvərˌdraft/ • n. a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds.

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