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withdrawal

/wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/

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What does withdrawal mean?

noun

  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.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
  2. The sum of money taken from a bank account.
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IPA pronunciation

/wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/wɪθˈdɹɔ(ə)l//ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/
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In its regulation of human activity for the purpose of pecuniary decency the leisure-class canon insists on withdrawal from the industrial process.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
If the emotion passes, the confession is regretted, and much thought is given to the withdrawal of a part of the confession.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
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It may, however, in case of a loss of confidence, operate seriously against the society, by the sudden withdrawal of de- posits.
William, F.S.A., of Exeter CottonEverybody's Guide to Money Matters With a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing thereinProject Gutenberg ebook #1903
Everything is common property, and upon withdrawal or expulsion, a member takes with him only the value of what he brought in.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136