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

Their trade group, the American Bankers Assn., asserted the rule will prompt banks to offer less overdraft protection, which prevents overdrawn checks from bouncing and debit-card transactions from being declined.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

A supermarket incorrectly charged a woman £533 for two peppers, leaving her overdrawn and incurring bank charges.

From BBC • Aug. 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 was a very short swim, but she had overdrawn her strength for days past.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare