Meanings
nounwinddown (usually uncountable, plural winddowns)
plural winddowns
- uncountableusuallyThe process of winding something down.
Keeping this power apart from the Fed also prevents it from being drawn into the political maelstrom of whether to lend funds to a weakened institution or to seize it for an orderly winddown.
2009 August 2, “Letters: Risk and Regulation”, in New York Times
Origin
Deverbal from wind down.
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APA
winddown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winddown
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“winddown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winddown. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winddown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winddown.
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