overdraft
noun
over·draft
ˈō-vər-ˌdraft 
1
: an act of overdrawing at a bank : the state of being overdrawn
also
: the sum overdrawn
2
Examples of overdraft in a Sentence
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The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that could limit bank overdraft fees to as little as $3.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
The Treasury Department, meanwhile, fined Bank of America last July for imposing overdraft fees multiple times on a single transaction.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
Some experts said card issuers could face growing scrutiny over their APR-setting practices, especially after lenders’ recent changes to overdraft policies have cut into their revenue.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Typically, large banks charge $35 per transaction in the event of an overdraft.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
Future overdraft fees charged by banks would also not be allowed to exceed the banks' losses.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
At a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, several bank CEOs testified about their institutions’ determination to reduce or even eliminate overdraft charges.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
New filings with the Federal Election Commission show a significant overdraft between July and September: negative $16,526.09.
—Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
Customers were wrongly charged with overdraft fees, and for unneeded automobile insurance and other products.
—Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
The Treasury Department, meanwhile, fined Bank of America last July for imposing overdraft fees multiple times on a single transaction.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
Some experts said card issuers could face growing scrutiny over their APR-setting practices, especially after lenders’ recent changes to overdraft policies have cut into their revenue.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Typically, large banks charge $35 per transaction in the event of an overdraft.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
Future overdraft fees charged by banks would also not be allowed to exceed the banks' losses.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
At a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, several bank CEOs testified about their institutions’ determination to reduce or even eliminate overdraft charges.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
New filings with the Federal Election Commission show a significant overdraft between July and September: negative $16,526.09.
—Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2023
Customers were wrongly charged with overdraft fees, and for unneeded automobile insurance and other products.
—Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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overdraft
noun
over·draft
ˈō-vər-ˌdraft
: an overdrawing of a bank account or the amount overdrawn
Legal Definition
overdraft
noun
over·draft
ˈō-vər-ˌdraft
1
: the act or result of drawing on a bank account for more than the balance
also
: the amount exceeding the balance in an overdraft
2
: a loan or credit extended on a current account especially to established or institutional customers
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