withdrawalnoun
uk/wɪðˈdrɔː.əl/us/wɪðˈdrɑː.əl/withdrawal noun (TAKING OUT)
C2 [ C or U ] when you take money out of a bank account:
The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.
[ C or U ] the process or action of a military force moving out of an area:
The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.
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- The UN will dictate the terms of troop withdrawal from the region.
- The general has ordered a partial withdrawal of troops from the area.
- Customers will not be charged for withdrawals.
- The last withdrawal from the account was on 10 August.
- The minimum withdrawal you can make from the cash machine is ten pounds.
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Withdrawing money
- atm
- automated teller machine
- automatic teller machine
- cash dispenser
- cash machine
- cashback
- cashpoint
- clear
- debit
- dip
- dip into sth
- draw
- drawdown
- lay
- lay sth out
- take
- take sth out
- withdraw
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withdrawal noun (NOT AVAILABLE)
C2 [ U ] the act or process of taking something away so that it is no longer available, or of someone stopping being involved in an activity:
Doctors demanded the withdrawal of the drug (from the market) after several cases of dangerous side-effects were reported.
Her sudden withdrawal from the championship caused a lot of press speculation about her health.
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Removing and extracting
- ablate
- clear the decks idiom
- cream sth/sb off
- descale
- dislodge
- extract
- gouge
- milk
- pull
- pull (sb/sth) out
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- pump
- pump out sth
- removable
- remove
- root
- scratch
- siphon
- syphon
- take sth away
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withdrawal noun (NO CONTACT)
[ U ] behaviour in which someone prefers to be alone and does not want to talk to other people:
Withdrawal is a classic symptom of depression.
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Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- introvert
- modest
- reticent
- self-effacing
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- withdraw
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