draw·down
ˈdrȯ-ˌdau̇n 
1
: a lowering of a water level (as in a reservoir)
2
a
: the process of depleting
b
drew down; drawn down; drawing down; draws down
: to deplete by using or spending
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Verb
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition.
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
Long-term investors looking to bet on India's transformation should consider taking advantage of the drawdown and adding exposure to the Indian market.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The main structural difference between a pagan and paleo-Christian basilica lies in the placement of the primary entrance: The churches shifted the front door from the long wall to the short wall, so that the eye would be drawn down the length of the nave to the altar.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Tapestry has declined more than 8% this week amid a broad drawdown in retail stocks over worries that higher prices from tariffs will pressure consumer spending.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
Long-term investors looking to bet on India's transformation should consider taking advantage of the drawdown and adding exposure to the Indian market.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Future instability could mean more difficulty funding solutions that have already come to bridge the existing gaps, and companies could start drawing down support.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The main structural difference between a pagan and paleo-Christian basilica lies in the placement of the primary entrance: The churches shifted the front door from the long wall to the short wall, so that the eye would be drawn down the length of the nave to the altar.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Drawdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawdown. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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