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
Examples of drawdown in a Sentence
Verb
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Kopernik spends considerable time not just managing assets but also managing expectations—preparing clients mentally for the inevitable drawdowns that are part of the journey when investing outside the comfort zones of liquidity and consensus.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
Grantees have had different experiences with making last-minute requests to draw down funding after the termination letters.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
There are only 40 other stocks in a shallower drawdown from all-time highs in the S & P 500 (Netflix is one of them).
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Kopernik spends considerable time not just managing assets but also managing expectations—preparing clients mentally for the inevitable drawdowns that are part of the journey when investing outside the comfort zones of liquidity and consensus.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Democrats also had amendments to block any reshuffling of U.S. military combatant commands amid fears the Trump administration may try to draw down troops from certain regions.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
Grantees have had different experiences with making last-minute requests to draw down funding after the termination letters.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Drawdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawdown. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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