How to Use overdraft in a Sentence

overdraft

noun

• Meanwhile, the banks will still be pulling in overdraft fees.
  — The Economist, 10 Aug. 2019
• Why are banks allowed to charge overdraft fees when many of us don’t have jobs right now?
  — Maura Zurick, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2020
• Nearly half of those with bank accounts had at least one overdraft.
  — Jonathan Morduch, The Atlantic, 24 May 2017
• There are no monthly fees and no overdraft fees on this account.
  — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 Nov. 2025
• As a result, the bank stopped charging overdraft fees this year.
  — David Benoit, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
• All told, overdraft fees are worth billions of dollars to banks each year.
  — New York Times, 22 June 2021
• Banks had fought hard for years against any further crackdown on overdraft rules.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2018
• Maximum of three overdraft fees per day.
  — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
• If your bank encourages you to allow overdraft fees, don’t do it.
  — Alex Thomas Sadler, ajc, 29 June 2017
• In these situations, you may be charged a hefty overdraft fee.
  — Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, 10 Sep. 2020
• The banks on the other side of those overdrafts posted record profits through the war.
  — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026
• Think overdraft fees on checking accounts, or late fees for credit cards.
  — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
• That's less than many overdraft fees at a bank or late payment fees from a credit card issuer.
  — Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
• In some cases, this may cost more than late fees, overdraft fees, or credit card advances.
  — Edward Segal, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• Process the payment, while charging the customer an overdraft fee.
  — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2021
• Also, there are no account, overdraft or monthly fees.
  — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 27 June 2026
• Its accounts had no monthly or overdraft fees and users could get their paycheck two days in advance.
  — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Debit cards can also backfire through overdraft fees.
  — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• To boot, she got hit with a $19 overdraft fee because her rent check bounced after the fraud took place.
  — Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
• Keep a cash buffer in your checking account so holds and timing quirks don’t cause overdrafts.
  — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• The latter part of the rule sought to prevent lenders from forcing debtors into overdraft fees from their banks.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
• The average overdraft fee is more than $25 and can be as high as $36.
  — Cora Lewis, Fortune, 3 May 2024
• Some of the unauthorized charges caused users' bank accounts to be overdrawn, spurring overdraft fees.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2017
• But that service results in the bank or credit union charging the customer an overdraft fee.
  — Paul Gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
• No overdraft fee when your balance is negative $50 or less.
  — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
• Now, there are consequences to overspending on debit as well, which come in the form of overdraft fees.
  — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
• That means if your partner keeps rinsing the overdraft and refuses to clear it, you are expected to do so.
  — Laura Whateley, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2020
• In case of an overdraft, the checking account can draw on a margin loan from the brokerage account.
  — William Baldwin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
• The bureau found that the bank didn’t get customers’ consent before signing them up for the overdraft service.
  — Ann Carrns, Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• Under the law, if Borrego Springs doesn’t fix its overdraft problem, the state will come in and do it for them.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2019