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The permission given to a bank customer to draw cheques in excess of his current account balance is called
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- a personal loan
- an ordinary loan
- discounting a bill of exchange
- an overdraft
- a personal loan
Correct Option: D
Overdrafts is an extension of credit from a lending institution when an account reaches zero. An overdraft allows the individual to continue withdrawing money even if the account has no funds in it. Basically the bank allows people to borrow a set amount of money. An overdraft occurs when money is withdrawn from a bank account and the available balance goes below zero. In this situation the account is said to be “overdrawn.”