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Meaning of Withdrawal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l

Definitions

  1. Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Remove.
  3. A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Terrain or place that serves of received sure.
  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
  6. Step of the ancient Spanish dance, that did advancing and removing with rapidity the right foot.
  7. An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
    countable, uncountable
  8. The sum of money taken from a bank account.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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