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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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
As part of its drawdown from Syria following the dramatic collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in early December, Russia has packed up some of its most advanced S-400 and S-300 air defense missile systems.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
Borrowing to support capital improvements was not on the list of factors the ratings agencies said would trigger further downgrades, Jaworski told Conway during a committee hearing last week; Borrowing to fill budget gaps, drawing down on reserves, or shorting pension payments were.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Biden administration contributed about $66 billion in military weapons and equipment to Ukraine, and the U.S. government still has about $3.8 billion in presidential drawdown authority to commit more weapons from current Defense Department stocks to Ukraine.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
As part of its drawdown from Syria following the dramatic collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in early December, Russia has packed up some of its most advanced S-400 and S-300 air defense missile systems.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
That instigated a backlash from people who said the plan would draw down the aquifer, thinning lakes and threatening drinking water even beyond Ohio’s borders.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
Borrowing to support capital improvements was not on the list of factors the ratings agencies said would trigger further downgrades, Jaworski told Conway during a committee hearing last week; Borrowing to fill budget gaps, drawing down on reserves, or shorting pension payments were.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Drawdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawdown. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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