overdrawn

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The 160-acre parcel, in the parched, south-central San Luis Valley of Colorado, had been decimated by drought and overdrawn water rights and was no longer viable for farming crops or livestock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Another law, Assembly Bill 2017, bars state-chartered banks and credit unions from charging non-sufficient funds fees on debit-card transactions that are declined because the account is overdrawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

There was no whimsy to this lifestyle, just overdrawn accounts and the creeping realization that I might live this way forever.

From Slate • May 18, 2024

Its education budget is £56m overdrawn - a figure that is expected to rise to £114m by 2028.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

Dear Customer, We are returning this check to you because your account is overdrawn and the transaction cannot be honored.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman