draw down
Steadily use up
Draw down means to reduce or deplete a supply over time.
You draw down savings, inventory, or military forces: The company drew down its cash reserves during the recession, NATO agreed to draw down troops in the region.
In finance, a drawdown is the decline from a peak value, or the act of accessing committed funds from a credit facility or investment pool.
Ending wartime military readiness
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- de-escalationReducing conflict intensity
ceasefire · disarmament · pullback · pullout · exit strategy · peacekeeping · scaling back · strategic retreat
Accumulated reserve supply
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- supplyFurnish or stock
- fundsAvailable financial resources
surplus · nest egg · cache · assets · capital · buffer · emergency fund · strategic reserve
Borrowed money repaid later
- line of creditPreapproved borrowing capacity
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- debt financingRaising capital through borrowing
credit line · revolving credit · term loan · available credit · credit agreement
exhaust
Use up entirely
use up · diminish · deplete · sap · spend · dwindle · erode · burn through · run out · expend
demobilization
Ending wartime military readiness
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
de-escalation · ceasefire · disarmament · pullback · pullout · exit strategy · peacekeeping · scaling back · strategic retreat · stabilization
stockpile
Accumulated reserve supply
funds · surplus · nest egg · cache · assets · capital · buffer · emergency fund · strategic reserve · provisions
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
- line of creditPreapproved borrowing capacity
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- disbursementDistribution of funds
debt financing · credit line · revolving credit · term loan · available credit · credit agreement