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overdrawn

overdrawn

5 4.0
You spend more money than is in your bank account
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈdrɔːn/
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  • PayPal still took the money from my bank account and caused it to be overdrawn, resulting in four overdraft charges.
  • overdrawn account
  • overdrawn bank account
  • overdrawn checks

So like you say RC, you're not overdrawn and you good to go.

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Examples

  • After reviewing her budget, she realized she had overdrawn her checking account while paying for bills.

  • We know all about you, your overdrawn bank account... ...your criminal record.

  • Your husband is beyond overdrawn on all of these accounts.

  • That account is long overdrawn, Judge.

  • Your account is actually overdrawn.

  • His bank account was overdrawn.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I'm afraid we're overdrawn again.

  • But the bank official informed him that the account was $96 overdrawn.

    Blog text (22)
  • Your checking account's overdrawn and your insurance is fixing to lapse.

  • If you are continually overdrawn, it means that you are not managing your account—and learning from your failures.

    Blog text (7)

Synonyms

overdraft
vsoverdrawn
11 4.7

A negative bank balance when you withdraw more money than you have

describes the account state after spending beyond available funds
negative balance
vsoverdrawn
1 4.8

An account amount below zero when you owe money to the bank

means the same but focuses on having spent more money than was available

How Overdrawn

overdrawn
5 4.0
balance
176 3.0

Surface Forms

overdrawn positive

Morphology

overdrawn = overdraw (transparent) = over + draw + n

The sense 'having spent more money than is available' follows directly from 'over' (excess) + 'draw' (withdraw), a productive and transparent combination for learners.

Etymology

Overdrawn for a bank account comes from over- meaning 'too much' and draw meaning 'to take out', as in withdraw. So when your account is overdrawn you have 'taken out' more money than you had, leaving a negative balance.