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drawdown.

The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).

    countable · uncountable
    The government initiated a drawdown of forces in the border region.
  2. The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization). The withdrawal of weapons, ammunition and other supplies from US stocks, and provision of it to another nation.

    US · countable · uncountable
  3. The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization). A lowering in water level, as in a well or a reservoir.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The result of reduction, utilization, or depletion.

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  5. (A measure of) the decline from a historical peak in some economic or financial variable.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The process of a bank releasing previously agreed loan amount to the borrower, hence making it available for them to use.

    countable · uncountable
  7. The borrowing of funds from a financial institution, under the terms of a credit agreement.

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Where this word comes from

Deverbal from draw down.

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