If you are overdrawn or if your bank account is overdrawn, you have spent more money than you have in your account, and so you are in debt to the bank.
Nick's bank sent him a letter saying he was £100 overdrawn.
Talk to the bank before you go overdrawn.
overdrawn in British English
(ˌəʊvəˈdrɔːn)
adjective
having money withdrawn from a bank account in excess of the credit balance
interest charged on overdrawn accounts
I'm overdrawn this month, but it should balance out next month.
Nick's bank sent him a letter saying he was £100 overdrawn.
Talk to the bank before you go overdrawn.
Examples of 'overdrawn' in a sentence
overdrawn
She was badly overdrawn at the bank and there was no way she could afford it, but she bought it anyway.
Pacter, Trudi YELLOW BIRD
Sometimes his account was in balance from one half year to the next, at others it was overdrawn.
Innes, Hammond HIGH STAND
Short of money, overdrawn on her pocket money, she had had to close it up; but she remembered some of the questions.
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1)
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overdrawn
British English: overdrawn /ˌəʊvəˈdrɔːn/ ADJECTIVE
If you are overdrawn or if your bank account is overdrawn, you have spent more money than you have in your account, and so you are in debt to the bank.
His bank sent him a letter saying he was overdrawn.