overdraw
Example Sentences
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Workers cannot take out their full balance for a hardship withdrawal and they cannot overdraw, so there are some guardrails.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
McCarthy attacked Boxer’s ethics and personal finances in connection with the House banking scandal, in which members of Congress were allowed to overdraw their accounts without penalty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2023
The bank based in Charlotte, North Carolina, also plans to create a second bank-account product aimed primarily at unbanked or low-income individuals that will not allow customers to overdraw their accounts.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2022
Starting next month, Bank of America will do away with fees for insufficient funds, such as when a check bounces, and will stop customers from being able to overdraw their accounts at A.T.M.s.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022
“People overdraw their accounts all the time,” she said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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