overdraw

Example Sentences

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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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to propose rules this week that further rein in banks’ ability to charge customers a fee when they overdraw their bank account.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

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

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