Withdrawal

/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ · noun

Meaning

Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money..

Definitions by Sense

1. Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
2. A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
3. A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
4. An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
5. The sum of money taken from a bank account.

Example Sentences

In view of the second aspect of its control function, the Federal Reserve Board prohibits, with specified limited exceptions, the wisthdrawal of securities from general accounts where such withdrawals would undermargin such accounts.

heroin withdrawal

nicotine withdrawal

caffeine withdrawal

On withdrawal [from service], it was restored to its Caledonian blue livery, and is now preserved at St. Rollox.

But in terms of the result, the performance and the management of the players' workloads, the match could not have gone much better for the hosts, save for Wes Burns' first-half withdrawal with what looked like a dislocated shoulder.

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