winddown en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from wind down.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| winddowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |