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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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
If the tech sector declines, the resulting drawdown can significantly reduce your base for withdrawals—at a point when there may be little time to recover.
—Doug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Oil stored on tankers will draw down quickly and onshore inventories could fall to multiyear lows as early as August, TD Securities’ McKay said.
—Spencer Kimball,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Rapidan Energy sees a total net loss of 630 million barrels of oil and products by the end of June, when accounting for redirected flows through pipelines, emergency stockpile releases and inventory drawdowns.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
If the tech sector declines, the resulting drawdown can significantly reduce your base for withdrawals—at a point when there may be little time to recover.
—Doug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
This effective tax arrives at a particularly precarious moment for many Americans, just as real wage gains are beginning to flatten and households are drawing down their savings to near-historic lows, according to Moody’s.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Oil stored on tankers will draw down quickly and onshore inventories could fall to multiyear lows as early as August, TD Securities’ McKay said.
—Spencer Kimball,pippa Stevens, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Drawdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawdown. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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