draw down

Idioms  

1. Deplete by consuming or spending, as in The government worries about drawing down our oil reserves.

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draw down

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday allowing Italy's UniCredit bank to sell part of its Russian business, paving the way for it to draw down its presence in the country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Doing so allows more time to save and for investments to grow, while reducing the number of years you need to draw down from your savings.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

He's facing redundancy from his job at a global cosmetics firm, and the ability to draw down a small amount - effectively a withdrawal from his future state pension - might tide him through.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

And Beijing is beginning to draw down reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

An absolutely certain way in those days to draw down on one a wretched fate was to claim superiority in anything over any deity; nevertheless people were perpetually doing so.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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