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# withdrawal

noun (a withdrawal, withdrawals)

«withdrawal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Taking money out of a bank account. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#m1)
2. Taking something away or back: the withdrawal of an offer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#m2)
3. Moving soldiers or people back or away from a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#m3)
4. Leaving or stopping taking part: his withdrawal from the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#m4)
5. The ill feeling a person has when they stop taking a drug their body is used to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#m5)
6. Becoming quiet and not wanting to be with people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#m6)

### In the lessons

In maths money problems, a withdrawal is subtracted from a bank balance and a deposit is added. In history and news, an army's withdrawal is moving out. In sport, a withdrawal means a player stopped competing. In health, withdrawal symptoms appear when people stop drugs, smoking or caffeine. Phrases: make a withdrawal, cash withdrawal, withdrawal symptoms.

### Examples

- She made a withdrawal of £50 from the cash machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#x1)
- After a withdrawal of $30, the balance was $70. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#x2)
- The army began its withdrawal from the city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#x3)
- Injury forced his withdrawal from the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#x4)
- The withdrawal of the offer upset everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#x5)
- Headaches can be a withdrawal symptom when you stop drinking coffee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/#x6)

### Note

Verb: withdraw (withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn). In maths, withdrawal = minus; deposit = plus. Spelling: withdrawal ends in -al (no extra w).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «withdrawal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdrawal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«withdrawal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/withdrawal.html) on Mova free.