overdraw
verb
over·draw
ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯ 
overdrew
ˌō-vər-ˈdrü
; overdrawn
ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯn
; overdrawing
; overdrawn
ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯn
; overdrawing
1
: to draw checks on (a bank account) for more than the balance
the account was overdrawn
2
: to make an overdraft
Examples of overdraw in a Sentence
She overdrew her account by $100.
commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting
Recent Examples on the Web
There were two bank accounts visibly associated with the company, one of which contained $0.84 and the other overdrawn by almost AUD$88,000.
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
Orange County Elections Supervisor Glen Gilzean’s millions of dollars in misspending broke Florida law, according to an investigative report released Monday, and has left his office in danger of overdrawing its checking account by nearly $590,000.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Bank overdraft fees, pricey penalties charged to customers who overdraw their accounts, face a cap under new rules released Thursday by federal regulators.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
At the group's annual fall conference on Nov. 15, members discovered that the Governmental Affairs Committee budget and the vice president’s budget, both of which Straw oversaw, were overdrawn by a total of about $50,000, according to the letter.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2024
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
Orange County Elections Supervisor Glen Gilzean’s millions of dollars in misspending broke Florida law, according to an investigative report released Monday, and has left his office in danger of overdrawing its checking account by nearly $590,000.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Bank overdraft fees, pricey penalties charged to customers who overdraw their accounts, face a cap under new rules released Thursday by federal regulators.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
At the group's annual fall conference on Nov. 15, members discovered that the Governmental Affairs Committee budget and the vice president’s budget, both of which Straw oversaw, were overdrawn by a total of about $50,000, according to the letter.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Overdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overdraw. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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overdraw
verb
over·draw
ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯ
1
: to draw checks on (a bank account) for more than the balance in it
2
Legal Definition
overdraw
verb
over·draw
ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯ
: to draw checks on (a bank account) for more than the balance
: to make an overdraft
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