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Withdrawal
//wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l// noun
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Noun
- 1 Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 the act of withdrawing wordnet
- 3 A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation. countable, uncountable
- 4 the termination of drug taking wordnet
- 5 A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld. countable, uncountable
"heroin withdrawal"
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- 6 formal separation from an alliance or federation wordnet
- 7 An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn. countable, uncountable
"On withdrawal [from service], it was restored to its Caledonian blue livery, and is now preserved at St. Rollox."
- 8 a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation wordnet
- 9 The sum of money taken from a bank account. countable, uncountable
- 10 the act of ceasing to participate in an activity wordnet
- 11 the act of taking out money or other capital wordnet
- 12 the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. wordnet
- 13 a retraction of a previously held position wordnet
- 14 avoiding emotional involvement wordnet
Etymology
From withdraw + -al.
See also for "withdrawal"
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