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

• absorb
• burn
• consume
• deplete
• devour
• drain
• exhaust
• expend
• play out
• spend
• use up

Examples of drawdown in a Sentence

Verb

I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

If completed, the drawdown would mark the second time the United States has pulled most of its forces from Iraq in more than two decades of American intervention, since U.S. forces invaded in 2003 to overthrow then-President Saddam Hussein. —Mustafa Salim, arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024

In financial planning, one of the most efficient ways to assess retirement readiness is by applying the 4% drawdown rule. —Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

Verb

This new reimbursement rate disparity between private and public ambulance services has led to predictable results, with private providers pushed out in favor of government entities that can draw down a boosted federal match. —Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024

Last year a computer modeling study done by British, American and French researchers found that adding one million to two million metric tons of iron into the ocean each year could draw down 45 billion metric tons of carbon by 2100. —Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1853, in the meaning defined above