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
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
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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But if this system fails or overdraws these gases, these wells can introduce oxygen into the waste, speeding up waste decomposition and producing heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
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
In such emergencies one overdraws his account; he travels on the credit of the strength he expects to gain when he gets his dinner and some sleep.
From In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs by Burroughs, John
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
We overdrew the account ourselves, a fortnight ago, to meet one of his pressing liabilities.
From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
Critics say the links between Karachi’s gangsters and Islamist terrorists are overdrawn, that the real Karachi is far less glamorous than its Bollywood incarnation, and that one character’s Punjabi accent isn’t quite right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
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
Its education budget is £56m overdrawn - a figure that is expected to rise to £114m by 2028.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 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
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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
Proponents of the apps say they help people living paycheck to paycheck manage their finances and avoid the need for more onerous options, such as payday loans or overdrawing a bank account.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
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
"But your bank won't mind your overdrawing for a hundred or two," urged Matilda.
From No. 13 Washington Square by Scott, Leroy