Learner’s Word of the Day =>Withdrawal

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=>Withdrawal   

 

Function: noun

Plural: withdrawals

Meanings:
1 a [count] : an act of moving something away or taking something away
Examples:
<The general authorized the withdrawalof troops from the fields.>
<a withdrawal of support>

1 b [count] : an act of ending your involvement in something
Example:
<He announced his withdrawal from the campaign. [=announced that he would no longer be involved in the campaign]>

2: the act of taking money out of a bank account
Examples:
[count] <a withdrawal of $3,000>
<She made a withdrawal from her checking/savings account.>
[noncount] <The bank charges you for the premature withdrawal of funds. [=for taking out money before you are supposed to]>

3 a [noncount] : the act or process of stopping the use of an addictive drug
Example:
<He underwent rehab to help him through his withdrawal from heroin.>

3 b [noncount] : the physical and mental problems that occur for a period of time after a person stops using an addictive drug
Example:
<She experienced symptoms of nicotinewithdrawal after she quit smoking.>