What does Overdraft mean?

Negative balance For example: "Overdraft facility (Overdraft facility)"

Where does the slang word Overdraft come from?

Overdraft is a slang term from Zambia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zambia and across Africa.

Overdraft

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

TOP DEFINITION

Overdraft definition 1

Negative balance

"Overdraft facility (Overdraft facility)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇲 Zambia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Overdraft 🇧🇼 Botswana

Overdraft (Bank overdraft)

"Ke na le overdraft (I have an overdraft)"

Overdraft 🇬🇭 Ghana

Negative balance/Owing bank (Bank debt)

"My account dey overdraft (My account is overdrawn)"

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

KASINARY has 1428 Zambia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Overdraft" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Overdraft 🇧🇼 Botswana

Overdraft (Bank overdraft)

Overdraft 🇬🇭 Ghana

Negative balance/Owing bank (Bank debt)

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