overdraw
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And financial advisers suggest having a solid buffer — meaning some extra dollars in the account so you don’t overdraw it and get charged penalties.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 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
The bank based in Charlotte, North Carolina, also plans to create a second bank-account product aimed primarily at unbanked or low-income individuals that will not allow customers to overdraw their accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 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 said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
He even overdraws his bank account to stretch the money further.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2018
I don't know whether you're aware of it, Mr. Waring, but this overdraws your current account.
From What's Bred in the Bone by Grant Allen
When I was in college, I never overdrew my bank account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
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
In California, a worker was automatically fired after she overdrew her quota of unpaid time off by a single hour following a death in her family.
From The Verge ● Feb. 27, 2020
We overdrew the account ourselves, a fortnight ago, to meet one of his pressing liabilities.
From East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
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
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
Ms Jones said she was £464 overdrawn as a result of being overcharged.
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
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
No one suggests that the banks shouldn’t charge fees for specific services, such as for maintaining customers’ checking or banking accounts or overdrawing their accounts or stopping payment on checks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Legislation passed in 2014 requires water districts to stop overdrawing their aquifers by the 2040s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
Many banks offer online and mobile tools that track your balance to avoid overdrawing accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
Anyone could give you a rope of pearls; it's simply a question of overdrawing enough from the bank.
From Once a Week by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
