draw down

draw down
transitive verb
1. : to be the cause of : attract

their behavior drew down a storm of protest

drew down full pay

drawing down gold reserves

drew down his balance in the checkbook

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draw down (US)
To remove (troops) from a place where they have been stationed
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Main Entry:draw

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ˌdraw ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they draw down he/she/it draws down present participle drawing down past tense drew down past participle drawn down] business phrasal verb
to reduce an amount of money by using it

Some firms have dealt with the problem by drawing down their cash reserves.

Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym
Main entry: draw

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ˌdraw sthˈdown | ˌdraw ˈdown derived
(especially NAmE) to reduce a supply of sth that has been created over a period of time; to be reduced

There are many life events that can unexpectedly draw down savings.

If we don't cut costs our reserves will draw down.

Our state reservoirs were drawn down this summer.

related noun drawdown
Main entry:drawderived

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