Probability of overdraft with limits of dividends (4)
I believe the answer is:
odds
'probability' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'overdraft with limits of dividends' is the wordplay.
'overdraft' becomes 'od'.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'limits of' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'dividends' with its centre removed is 'ds'.
'od'+'ds'='ODDS'
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for odds that I've seen before include "Indicator of likely betting winnings" , "The chances of something happening" , "(In betting) chances" , "Measure of probability" , "Chances expressed as a ratio" .)