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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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
Analysts led by Stacy Rasgon at Bernstein gave Micron an outperform rating with a price target of $510 on Monday – equivalent to more than a 30% drawdown from the current price.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 May 2026
China has continued to purchase Iranian oil during the conflict, analysts say, still importing well over a million barrels per day last month – drawing down stock from floating storage already in Asia and unaffected by the US naval blockade of Hormuz.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Oil prices inched up on Thursday as the market anxiously awaited any encouraging signals from the US-China summit in Beijing, while new data indicated an unprecedented drawdown of global oil reserves.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
Analysts led by Stacy Rasgon at Bernstein gave Micron an outperform rating with a price target of $510 on Monday – equivalent to more than a 30% drawdown from the current price.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Verb
The market has also relied on commercial inventories of crude oil and refined products to ease the impact of the supply disruption but those stocks will eventually draw down to working minimums, said Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods in a Friday interview with CNBC.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 May 2026
China has continued to purchase Iranian oil during the conflict, analysts say, still importing well over a million barrels per day last month – drawing down stock from floating storage already in Asia and unaffected by the US naval blockade of Hormuz.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
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“Drawdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawdown. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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