# drawdown

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,897

## Definitions
1. The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
2. The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
3. The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
4. The result of reduction, utilization, or depletion.
5. (A measure of) the decline from a historical peak in some economic or financial variable.
6. The process of a bank releasing previously agreed loan amount to the borrower, hence making it available for them to use.
7. The borrowing of funds from a financial institution, under the terms of a credit agreement.

## Etymology
Deverbal from draw down.

## Common misspellings (13)
`darwdown`, `ddrawdown`, `dradwown`, `drawddown`, `drawdonw`, `drawdownn`, `drawdowwn`, `drawdwon`, `drawodwn`, `drawwdown`, `drrawdown`, `drwadown`, `rdawdown`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/drawdown