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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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
The ecosystem has been stress-tested through brutal drawdowns and long crypto winters.
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Dave Mason, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
That means drawing down the majority of the 40,000 to 50,000 U.S. troops spread across 30 bases in the region.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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Noun
Getty Images News | Getty Images Early evidence suggests that White House policy is reducing the size of the immigrant labor force, in turn contributing to a recent drawdown in the overall U.S. labor pool, according to several economists.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
The ecosystem has been stress-tested through brutal drawdowns and long crypto winters.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Authorizing the California Department of Education to draw down funding awarded through the federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant.
—Dave Mason, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
That means drawing down the majority of the 40,000 to 50,000 U.S. troops spread across 30 bases in the region.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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“Drawdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawdown. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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