Antonyms for overdraw


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-draw
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈdrɔ


Definition of overdraw

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to draw across;" 1734 in the banking sense, from over- + draw (v.). Related: Overdrawn; overdrawing.
  • As in lie : verb tell an untruth
  • As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
  • As in misrepresent/misquote : verb lie, distort
  • As in overplay : verb be dramatic
  • As in pad : verb elaborate, amplify
  • As in misrepresent : verb lie
  • As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
  • As in fail : verb lose money
Example sentences :
  • I cannot do my work unless I overdraw my current health account.
  • Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
  • But when I overdraw I always threaten to transfer my account.
  • Extract from : « Daisy's Aunt » by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
  • So long as he does not overdraw his account, we are bound to honour his cheques.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Second Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • The abuse of overdraw checks cannot be too severely reprobated.
  • Extract from : « Riding and Driving » by Edward L. Anderson
  • It also certainly in his later years led him to overdraw them.
  • Extract from : « Life and Letters of Robert Browning » by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
  • And, as you say, we all overdraw on the future, from time to time.
  • Extract from : « The White Blackbird » by Hudson Douglas
  • Never be afraid that you will overdraw the divine character.
  • Extract from : « The Optimist's Good Morning » by Florence Hobart Perin
  • I do not overdraw this picture of one who is only a type of thousands.
  • Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee
  • A right to overdraw, can, of course, only arise from agreement.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 » by Various
  • How often do we meet such an instance as this, nor shall I overdraw it.
  • Extract from : « Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 » by Various

Synonyms for overdraw

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