overdraw
verb (used with object)
to draw upon (an account, allowance, etc.) in excess of the balance standing to one's credit or at one's disposal.
have been overdrawing
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present perfect progressiveof overdraw.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Yet for decades, California farmers have been overdrawing many of the state’s water-holding formations — its aquifers — even in years when surface water for irrigation was plentiful, the equivalent of overdrawing a checking account.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2015
