insufficient funds

Example Sentences

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When flooding happens or the crop fails, insufficient funds exist to pay claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

They have since submitted a new - and far cheaper - restoration plan, warning of "insufficient funds" available to deliver what had previously been agreed.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

According to the booking report, Morris was picked up at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for the felony of writing a check with insufficient funds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

Not because of insufficient funds but because an automated system flagged the transaction as “unusual.”

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Owing to insufficient funds and the number of different products for which publicity was sought, the coffee campaign was only moderately successful.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)