overdraw
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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
Roughly a third of all payday loans are now issued online, and almost half of borrowers who have taken out online loans have had lenders overdraw their bank accounts.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
We also continue to overdraw from some of our biggest water bank accounts, the aquifers under the San Joaquin Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Even if a buy now, pay later provider doesn’t penalize you for falling behind, your bank might if you overdraw an account tied to the loan, like a debit card.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
“People overdraw their accounts all the time,” she said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
But if the landfill overdraws these gases, these wells can introduce oxygen, which can speed up waste decomposition and produce heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
As Wang explained, shifting in his seat and gesturing with his hands throughout, Alameda earned an “allow_negative” badge because it helped the firm sidestep the automatic procedures Wang implemented to prevent account overdraws and wipeouts.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2023
“We’re in a period of 23 years of sustained drought and overdraws on the system,” he added.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
He even overdraws his bank account to stretch the money further.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2018
Every one overdraws more or less on his luck, at one time or another.
From The White Blackbird by Hudson Douglas
When I was in college, I never overdrew my bank account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
But a few times, he overdrew his bank account.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
For some reason, the bank debited my account twice for the same payment, which meant it overdrew my account and I got slapped with an overdraft fee.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2020
At 11, Singh overdrew his approach and went into the pond.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 22, 2020
This young lawyer overdrew his account at Nature's bank, and she foreclosed by a stroke of paralysis.
From Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
After all the other expenses, “you’re left with a couple hundred dollars to play with. Sometimes that would cause me to be overdrawn if I wasn’t expecting a specific bill.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
When the funds arrived, Puech’s account at Gonet had been overdrawn for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
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
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
Despite uncertainty over the exact figure, experts agree that overdrawing oil from the salt caverns it is stored in would damage the caverns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Many banks offer online and mobile tools that track your balance to avoid overdrawing accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
He said the widespread depletion of groundwater is another symptom of overdrawing the region’s critical water reserves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
He bought the license from a hardware store owner in Coudersport for $300, overdrawing his bank account.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
We usually have to make the amount up by overdrawing, or by advancing it ourselves.
From The Wicked Marquis by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
