Overdraw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

draw more money from than is available

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈoʊvɚdɹˌɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈəʊvədɹˌɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈəʊvədɹˌɔː/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈoʊvɚdɹˌɔː/.

Examples

She overdrew her account
tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hyperbolise magnify exaggerate hyperbolize overstate amplify

Antonyms

understate

Parts of Speech

verb	draw more money from than is available “She overdrew her account”
verb	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery”

Word Forms

overstatement	noun	making to seem more important than it really is
exaggeration	noun	extravagant exaggeration
hyperbole	noun	extravagant exaggeration
magnification	noun	making to seem more important than it really is

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überziehen

mehr Geld abheben, als zur Verfügung steht

🇫🇷French

découvert

tirer plus d'argent que ce qui est disponible

🇪🇸Spanish

girar en descubierto

sacar más dinero del que está disponible

🇮🇹Italian

sorpasso

prelevare più denaro di quello disponibile

🇳🇱Dutch

rood staan

meer geld uithalen dan er beschikbaar is

🇵🇹Portuguese

saque a descoberto

tirar mais dinheiro do que está disponível

🇷🇺Russian

перерисовывать

получить больше денег, чем имеется

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओवरड्रॉ

जितना उपलब्ध है उससे अधिक धन निकालो

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভারড্র

উপলব্ধ থেকে আরো টাকা আঁকা

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகைப்படுத்தல்

கிடைப்பதை விட அதிக பணம் எடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓవర్‌డ్రా

అందుబాటులో ఉన్న దాని నుండి ఎక్కువ డబ్బు డ్రా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओव्हरड्रॉ

उपलब्ध आहे त्यापेक्षा जास्त पैसे काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરડ્રો

ઉપલબ્ધ કરતાં વધુ પૈસા ખેંચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓವರ್ಡ್ರಾ

ಲಭ್ಯವಿರುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർഡ്രോ

ലഭ്യമായതിൽ നിന്ന് കൂടുതൽ പണം എടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰ ਡਰਾਅ

ਉਪਲਬਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਪੈਸੇ ਖਿੱਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوور ڈرا

دستیاب سے زیادہ رقم حاصل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

透支

从中提取的资金多于可用资金

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバードロー

利用可能な以上の資金を引き出します

🇰🇷Korean

오버드로

사용 가능한 것보다 더 많은 돈을 인출

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rút tiền quá mức

rút nhiều tiền hơn số tiền có sẵn

🇹🇭Thai

ถอนเงินเกิน

ดึงเงินได้มากกว่าที่มีอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

penarikan berlebih

menarik lebih banyak uang daripada yang tersedia

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-overdraw

gumuhit ng mas maraming pera kaysa sa magagamit

🇲🇾Malay

terlebih keluar

menarik lebih banyak wang daripada yang ada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السحب على المكشوف

سحب أموال أكثر مما هو متاح

🇮🇷Persian

اضافه برداشت

پول بیشتری از آنچه در دسترس است بگیرید

🇹🇷Turkish

fazla çekmek

mevcut olandan daha fazla para çekmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִמְשׁוֹך מְשִׁיכַת יֶתֶר

למשוך יותר כסף ממה שזמין

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The primary meaning of 'overdraw' is 'draw more money from than is available'.

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