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
Aquifers are being overdrawn faster than they can be replenished, leading to long-term depletion.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Sep. 2024
Cash was overdrawn by $13,459 as of September 30, 2024, compared to an overdraft of $11,315 at the end of the previous year.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
And although the comparison is in many ways overdrawn, the frequency with which it is voiced speaks to the Polish public’s sense of the historic weight of the present moment.
—Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2020
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.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Sep. 2024
Cash was overdrawn by $13,459 as of September 30, 2024, compared to an overdraft of $11,315 at the end of the previous year.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
And although the comparison is in many ways overdrawn, the frequency with which it is voiced speaks to the Polish public’s sense of the historic weight of the present moment.
—Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2020
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.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Overdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overdraw. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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