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
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District officials are expecting even more calls this week from those with automatic bill paying, if their bank accounts get massively overdrawn.
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2013
The spacecraft’s computer, communications system and instruments all require energy to operate, so scientists are faced with a tough choice: hand select where to save power by sacrificing particular instruments or risk overdrawing the power supply and losing the whole spacecraft.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
At least one of the checks went into his wife’s bank account, which was then overdrawn, according to police.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Bank overdraft fees, pricey penalties charged to customers who overdraw their accounts, face a $5 cap under new rules released Thursday by federal regulators.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2013
The spacecraft’s computer, communications system and instruments all require energy to operate, so scientists are faced with a tough choice: hand select where to save power by sacrificing particular instruments or risk overdrawing the power supply and losing the whole spacecraft.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
At least one of the checks went into his wife’s bank account, which was then overdrawn, according to police.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Bank overdraft fees, pricey penalties charged to customers who overdraw their accounts, face a $5 cap under new rules released Thursday by federal regulators.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for overdraw
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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
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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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