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

Lake Mead and Lake Powell would absorb the bulk of that imbalance, causing drawdown of a great deal of the storage remaining in those reservoirs. —Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

Exposure to less liquid, higher-yielding instruments like Collateral Loan Obligations (CLOs), bank loans, or emerging market debt can amplify drawdowns in market stress. —Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Verb

An unknown number of patients will lose Medicaid coverage due to new work requirements, and states won’t be able to draw down as much federal funding for hospitals because of limits on provider taxes. —Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025

In a rare comment on his borrowing and spending strategy, Ellison told CNBC in 2012 that a $4 billion line of credit against his shares at the time was never drawn down but kept as potential dry powder for big purchases. —Robert Frank, CNBC, 18 Sep. 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