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A person or bank that is ordered by its depositor, a drawer, to withdraw money from an account to pay a designated sum to a person according to the terms of a check or a draft.
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OVERDRAFT , OVERDRAFT
A check that is drawn on an account containing less money than the amount stated on the check.
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