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drawdown

noun C2
  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 withdrawal of weapons, ammunition and other supplies from US stocks, and provision of it to another nation. (US, countable, uncountable)
  3. A lowering in water level, as in a well or a reservoir. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The result of reduction, utilization, or depletion. (countable, uncountable)
  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. (countable, uncountable)

Plural drawdowns

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