drawdown
1 of 2noun
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
2 of 2verb
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
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition.
Recent Examples on the Web
Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Though household wealth is coming under pressure—just think about the drawdown in equity markets—balance sheets are unlikely to be structurally impaired this time around. Paul Swartz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 In June 2011, the White House released the details of the drawdown in Afghanistan that the president had previously outlined would begin that summer. David Petraeus, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 Kirby decline to speculate on whether the Aug. 31 drawdown of troops would need be be pushed back. Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 14 Aug. 2021 This bear market has run six months, so far, with investors enduring a -23.6% drawdown in the S&P 500 Index from January 3 to June 16. Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The technical definition of a bear market in stocks is a drawdown of 20% or worse from peak to trough. Ben Carlson, Fortune, 14 July 2022 France retaliated by announcing a drawdown of the 5,000 French troops operating in the region as part of Operation Barkhane – a coalition of Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Chad, and France to combat jihadism. Tom Collins, Quartz, 6 June 2022 Yet McNally, now president of consulting firm Rapidan Energy Partners, cautioned that the Biden administration's efforts to buy back oil will only partially reverse the drawdown in the SPR's size in recent years. Matt Egan, CNN, 5 May 2022 See More
Noun
This could mean a likely drawdown of rice buffers and higher local rice prices in the coming months, according to Mr. Kaul. Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Though household wealth is coming under pressure—just think about the drawdown in equity markets—balance sheets are unlikely to be structurally impaired this time around. Paul Swartz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 In June 2011, the White House released the details of the drawdown in Afghanistan that the president had previously outlined would begin that summer. David Petraeus, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 Kirby decline to speculate on whether the Aug. 31 drawdown of troops would need be be pushed back. Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 14 Aug. 2021 This bear market has run six months, so far, with investors enduring a -23.6% drawdown in the S&P 500 Index from January 3 to June 16. Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The technical definition of a bear market in stocks is a drawdown of 20% or worse from peak to trough. Ben Carlson, Fortune, 14 July 2022 France retaliated by announcing a drawdown of the 5,000 French troops operating in the region as part of Operation Barkhane – a coalition of Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Chad, and France to combat jihadism. Tom Collins, Quartz, 6 June 2022 Yet McNally, now president of consulting firm Rapidan Energy Partners, cautioned that the Biden administration's efforts to buy back oil will only partially reverse the drawdown in the SPR's size in recent years. Matt Egan, CNN, 5 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1853, in the meaning defined above
drawing down
verb
as in spending
to make complete use of I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- spending
- playing out
- exhausting
- consuming
- using up
- draining
- running out of
- reducing
- burning
- using
- absorbing
- eating
- depleting
- emptying
- devouring
- expending
- decreasing
- drying up
- running through
- cleaning (out)
- wasting
- throwing away
- diminishing
- downsizing
- lowering
- weakening
- frittering (away)
- dwindling
- undermining
- lessening
- debilitating
- bankrupting
- disabling
- impoverishing
- crippling
- sapping
- de-escalating
- blowing
- abating
- enfeebling
- lavishing
- squandering
- dissipating
- guzzling
- misspending
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- increasing
- replacing
- enforcing
- augmenting
- renewing
- strengthening
- reinforcing
- enlarging
- repairing
- rebuilding
- restoring
- saving
- reviving
- preserving
- reenforcing
- bolstering
- conserving
- fortifying