withdrawal

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withdrawal

/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ UK
/wɪθˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ UK
/wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/ US
/wɪθˈdɹɔ(ə)l/ US
/wɪðˈdɹɑ(ə)l/ cot caught merger
/wɪθˈdɹɑ(ə)l/ cot caught merger
/ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/ US, informal
/wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/
/wɪθˈdɹɔːɹəl/

noun withdrawals

countable, uncountable Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money. 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.
countable, uncountable A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
countable, uncountable A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld. heroin withdrawal
countable, uncountable An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn. On withdrawal [from service], it was restored to its Caledonian blue livery, and is now preserved at St. Rollox.
countable, uncountable The sum of money taken from a bank account.

Opposite: deposit

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: backdown, detachment, secession, climb-down, drug withdrawal, pullout, withdraw, retire, recall, withdrawing, retirement, pullback, retraction, rescission, termination, retreat

noun

Opposite: deposit

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noun receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them

Español	retirada
한국어	인출 inchul, 출금 chulgeum
日本語	引き出し hikidashi, 出金 shukkin
中文	退出 tuìchū, 撤退 chètuì
Português	saque
Français	retrait
Deutsch	Entnahme, Abhebung
Ελληνικά	ανάληψη análipsi, ανάκληση anáklisi
Română	retragere
Русский	сня́тие snjátije
עברית	מְשִׁיכָה meshikhá

noun type of metabolic shock

日本語	禁断症状 kindan-shōjō
中文	戒斷症狀 /戒断症状 jièduàn zhèngzhuàng
Português	síndrome de abstinência
Français	sevrage, manque
Deutsch	Entzug
Italiano	astinenza
Ελληνικά	στερητικό σύνδρομο steritikó sýndromo
Русский	ло́мка lómka
עברית	גְּמִילָה gmilá

noun act of withdrawing

Español	retirada, disposición, rescisión
한국어	인출 inchul, 출금 chulgeum
日本語	引き出し hikidashi
中文	提款 tíkuǎn, 撤退 chètuì
हिन्दी	निकासी nikāsī, निकालना nikālnā
Português	retirada, saque
Français	retrait
Deutsch	Entzug, Rückzug, Zurücknahme
Ελληνικά	απόσυρση apósyrsi, αποχώρηση apochórisi
Română	retragere
Русский	вы́вод vývod, сня́тие snjátije
العربية	اِنْسِحَاب insiḥāb

noun the sum of money taken from a bank account

हिन्दी	निकासी nikāsī
Français	retrait

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@misc{withdrawal_2026,
  title = {withdrawal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/withdrawal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}