drawdown

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noun

draw·​down ˈdrȯ-ˌdau̇n 

1

: a lowering of a water level (as in a reservoir)

2

a

: the process of depleting

b

: reduction

draw down

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verb

ˌdrȯ-ˈdau̇n 

drew down; drawn down; drawing down; draws down

transitive verb

: to deplete by using or spending

Synonyms

Verb

• spend
• consume
• drain
• exhaust
• play out
• reduce
• use up
• run out of
• use
• absorb
• burn

Examples of drawdown in a Sentence

Verb

I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Investment plans and retirement drawdown strategies aren't meant to be static, so retirees should work with their advisor to revisit and tweak the plan each year. —Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 July 2025

After a gut-wrenching 19% drawdown in the S&P 500, the stock market staged a remarkable recovery to end the first half of the year in positive territory. —Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

Verb

This is the first time the state has allocated funding to the child care sector beyond the minimum amounts required to draw down federal funding. —Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025

Schools that have drawn down their endowments for annual expenses have found themselves in serious financial jeopardy. —Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drawdown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown
• knockdown