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单词 overdraft
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overdraftn.1

Brit. /ˈəʊvədrɑːft/, /ˈəʊvədraft/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌdræft/
Forms: 1800s–1900s overdraught (now nonstandard), 1900s– overdraft.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, draft n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + draft n., after overdraw v.
1. Banking. A debt with a bank which arises when more money is drawn from an account than the account holds; a bank's authorization for an account-holder to incur such a debt; an act of overdrawing a bank account. Also figurative.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > withdrawing money > overdrawing
overdraft1812
overdrawing1846
society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [noun] > a debt > other types of debt
crown debt1641
debt of honour1646
oblata1658
judgment debt1702
bond-debt1707
rumple1746
contingent liability1798
overdraft1812
current liability1832
receivable1836
minority debt1897
negative equity1946
eligible liability1971
1812 T. Jefferson Let. in Papers (2008) Retirement Ser. V. 409 Whether I shall have flour in your hands by that time to cover the overdraughts will depend on the state of the two rivers [on which the mills are located].
1843 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Oct. 437 Banks of state of New York, Jan., 1843, and August, 1843... Overdrafts. 87,328. 98,639.
1860 Chambers's Encycl. II. 648/2 The C. A. [= cash account] system..secures a customer who will be frequently operating on his account..and whose overdraughts, as well as deposits, tend to benefit the concern.
1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. xiii. 114 A banker naturally takes care not to allow overdrafts, unless he has great confidence in his customer, or has received a guarantee of repayment.
1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) xcii. 493 We racked ourselves with inherited remorse for the flesh-indulgence of our gross birth, striving to pay for it through a lifetime of misery; meeting happiness, life's overdraft, by a compensating hell.
1948 D. Thomas Let. 17 Nov. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 323 I can write little overdraft cheques to tradesmen.
1967 A. Djoleto Strange Man i. 9 He had no bank account because he distrusted the banks... Therefore he couldn't ask for an overdraft or take out a loan.
2002 Times 10 Apr. 22/2 [She] happily worked up an overdraft of millions of pounds.
2. A military draft of men which is too great for the community to sustain. rare.
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society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [noun] > compulsory > excessive
overdraft1902
1902 Westm. Gaz. 5 Feb. 3/2 So it went on, until the country was exhausted by these overdrafts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overdraftn.2

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, English draft , draught n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + draft, variant of draught n. Compare draft n. N.E.D. (1904) gives the entry as overdraught, overdraft, but only the latter spelling is attested.
Obsolete. rare.
Only in overdraft kiln. A type of kiln in which air drawn in at the top of the apparatus is used to alter the direction of draught in the kiln.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > kiln > [noun] > brick- or tile-kilns
brick kiln1442
tile-kiln1531
tile-oven1535
tile-oast1591
brick oven1644
brick dryer1868
Hoffmann1875
chamber kiln1877
overdraft kiln1884
continuous kiln1890
1884 C. T. Davis Pract. Treat. Manuf. Bricks vi. 278 The circular, domed ‘over-draft’ kilns are largely used for burning fire-bricks and terra-cotta products.
1884 C. T. Davis Pract. Treat. Manuf. Bricks vii. 323 The principal gain in the circular overdraft kilns is, the impartial and equitable distribution of heat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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