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Meanings of bank overdraft in English

Russian
овердрафт
Spanish
sobregiro

Occurs when money is withdrawn from a bank account and the available balance goes below zero.

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Examples for "overdraft"
Examples for "overdraft"
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So best to use the overdraft facility to allow time for digestion.
The Guardian
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It has a simple overdraft structure with a competitive overdraft interest rate.
The Guardian
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It also wants about £10m to pay down an expensive short-termoverdraft.
The Guardian
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And you aren't going to hit overdraft fees with a credit card.
Reuters
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We have no spare money and bought her uniform on my overdraft.
News.com.au
Usage of bank overdraft in English
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The CFPB is mulling further regulations on bank overdraft programs to protect consumers.
Reuters
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It would curb debt collection agencies and bank overdraft fees.
Reuters
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High street bank overdraft fees can be just as eye-watering as payday loans, says Which?
The Guardian
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation links to consumer alerts about identity theft, bank overdraft fees and morehere.
Reuters
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He said he expected to spend £8,860 on his, mainly through a personal bank overdraft.
The Irish Times
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Last night it emerged the Dublin hospital secured a bank overdraft facility of over €12 million from AIB to help its cash flow.
The Irish Times
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The Duchess of York still owes the British taxman £1.6 million after paying off her £4 million bank overdraft the Sunday Times said yesterday.
The Irish Times
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Gloucester refinanced two years ago, taking out an eight-year bank loan of £4.5m which was used to repay secured loans and a bank overdraft.
The Guardian
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Pageonce followed 380,000 users from June 2012 to the end of November and found that their bank overdraft occurrences decreased 12.4 percent after getting reminders.
Reuters
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Wonga's staff are keen to position its service as more akin to bank overdrafts, than to rival payday lenders.
The Guardian
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Bank overdraft fees also remain in the spotlight after being criticised for being opaque by Business Secretary Vince Cable and parliament's Treasury Select Committee.
The Irish Times
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Net borrowing on credit cards and bank overdrafts soared by £1.685 billion sterling in April compared with a rise of £871 million the month before.
The Irish Times