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
Rather than a surplus, which the U.K. doesn’t have, the fund is financed by money borrowed by a government that is heavily overdrawn on its current account to facilitate state investments.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Currently, Chase charges a $34 overdraft fee per transaction that overdraws an account by more than $50 (up to three per day).
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Less than three years after being fitted for a Super Bowl ring, the Bucs were spectacularly overdrawn on the salary cap in 2023.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
They are also used to overdraw lips or as a shading tool to make lips appear larger and fuller.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Currently, Chase charges a $34 overdraft fee per transaction that overdraws an account by more than $50 (up to three per day).
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Less than three years after being fitted for a Super Bowl ring, the Bucs were spectacularly overdrawn on the salary cap in 2023.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
They are also used to overdraw lips or as a shading tool to make lips appear larger and fuller.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Aug. 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
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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