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
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
