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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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The latest package includes two key components: a $1.25 billion drawdown of U.S. military equipment and a $1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
David Marston, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Senior figures in the incoming Trump administration see a peace agreement as a way to draw down U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine in order to reserve them for a potential conflict with China.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In late December, the White House formalized a $1.25 billion drawdown package for Ukraine and a $1.22 billion package through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The latest package includes two key components: a $1.25 billion drawdown of U.S. military equipment and a $1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
Los Angeles ran out of water fast because attacks on simultaneous fires quickly drew down supplies.
—David Marston, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Senior figures in the incoming Trump administration see a peace agreement as a way to draw down U.S. weapons deliveries to Ukraine in order to reserve them for a potential conflict with China.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Drawdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawdown. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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