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
Synonyms
Examples of drawdown in a Sentence
Verb
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition.
Recent Examples on the Web
Matt Stevens, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The replenishment funds have allowed the Pentagon to pull existing munitions, air defense systems and other weapons from its reserve inventories under presidential drawdown authority, or PDA, to send to Ukraine and then put contracts on order to replace those weapons.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
But equities also suffer more frequent and significant drawdowns and exhibit higher average volatility.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The discovery resulted in a surplus that the department used for presidential drawdown packages until the end of December.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
President Biden has approved the provision of U.S. cluster munitions for Ukraine, with drawdown of the weapons from Defense Department stocks due to be announced Friday.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
That’s greenwashing, according to Kate Dooley, a researcher at the University of Melbourne who has studied nature restoration’s carbon drawdown.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
In the months leading up to the back-to-back shootings, sales at Lake City had slumped amid troop drawdowns and the election of President Donald J. Trump, which soothed fears of new gun restrictions.
—Ben Dooley Emily Rhyne, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
Combat also flared in northern Gaza, where some civilians have been trying to return home after a partial drawdown of Israeli troops in the area.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Karl W. Smith, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
The risk of car price spikes is further dampened by a recovery in automotive inventories to their highest level since May 2020, after being drawn down sharply during the pandemic.
—David Lawder, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Lax rules — or no rules at all — could give companies a way to keep polluting while misleadingly promising to draw down those emissions later.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Feb. 2024
Canadians with disposable income can drive down mortgage costs by drawing down their mortgage balances with additional payments.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Speculation over the future of the RNC leadership comes as Trump is drawing down on political action committee fees to fund his mounting legal troubles.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, Musk is asking for more control over the company after drawing down a significant portion of his Tesla stock amid his purchase of Twitter in 2022.
—Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
So unless Republicans in the United States relent, and the USA somehow can speed fresh aid to Avdiivka, the 110th Brigade and any units reinforcing will continue drawing down their rapidly-emptying arsenals.
—David Axe, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Most mortgage lenders allow lump-sum payments toward the mortgage principal or an increase in regular mortgage payments as a means to draw down the mortgage balance.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Noun
The drawdown from Khan Younis, about four months after Israeli forces invaded southern Gaza, raised questions about Israel’s plans in the face of widespread calls for it to de-escalate the conflict.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The replenishment funds have allowed the Pentagon to pull existing munitions, air defense systems and other weapons from its reserve inventories under presidential drawdown authority, or PDA, to send to Ukraine and then put contracts on order to replace those weapons.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
But equities also suffer more frequent and significant drawdowns and exhibit higher average volatility.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The discovery resulted in a surplus that the department used for presidential drawdown packages until the end of December.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
President Biden has approved the provision of U.S. cluster munitions for Ukraine, with drawdown of the weapons from Defense Department stocks due to be announced Friday.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
That’s greenwashing, according to Kate Dooley, a researcher at the University of Melbourne who has studied nature restoration’s carbon drawdown.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
In the months leading up to the back-to-back shootings, sales at Lake City had slumped amid troop drawdowns and the election of President Donald J. Trump, which soothed fears of new gun restrictions.
—Ben Dooley Emily Rhyne, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
Combat also flared in northern Gaza, where some civilians have been trying to return home after a partial drawdown of Israeli troops in the area.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Verb
The $150 billion shortfall will be made up by drawing down on the program’s $2.63 trillion trust fund.
—Karl W. Smith, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
The risk of car price spikes is further dampened by a recovery in automotive inventories to their highest level since May 2020, after being drawn down sharply during the pandemic.
—David Lawder, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Lax rules — or no rules at all — could give companies a way to keep polluting while misleadingly promising to draw down those emissions later.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Feb. 2024
Canadians with disposable income can drive down mortgage costs by drawing down their mortgage balances with additional payments.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Speculation over the future of the RNC leadership comes as Trump is drawing down on political action committee fees to fund his mounting legal troubles.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Meanwhile, Musk is asking for more control over the company after drawing down a significant portion of his Tesla stock amid his purchase of Twitter in 2022.
—Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
So unless Republicans in the United States relent, and the USA somehow can speed fresh aid to Avdiivka, the 110th Brigade and any units reinforcing will continue drawing down their rapidly-emptying arsenals.
—David Axe, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Most mortgage lenders allow lump-sum payments toward the mortgage principal or an increase in regular mortgage payments as a means to draw down the mortgage balance.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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