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

It recounts a recent snowstorm, how her bank account was overdrawn and how she fell off a ladder before telling him how much she missed him.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The quantum laws are more liberal and allow you to be overdrawn on one or two accounts provided the total balance is positive.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking