withdrawal

withdrawal
with|draw|al
W3 [wıðˈdro:əl, wıθ- US -ˈdro:əl] n
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1¦(army)¦
2¦(removal/ending)¦
3¦(money)¦
4¦(stop taking part)¦
5¦(drugs)¦
6¦(statement)¦
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1.) ¦(ARMY)¦ [U and C]
the act of moving an army, weapons etc away from the area where they were fighting
withdrawal of
▪ the withdrawal of UN forces
withdrawal from
▪ the Russian withdrawal from Afghanistan
▪ large-scale troop withdrawals
2.) ¦(REMOVAL/ENDING)¦[U]
the removal or stopping of something such as support, an offer, or a service
withdrawal of
▪ withdrawal of government aid
3.) ¦(MONEY)¦ [U and C]
the act of taking money from a bank account, or the amount you take out
▪ Customers can use the machine to make withdrawals of up to £250 a day.
4.) ¦(STOP TAKING PART)¦[U]
the act of no longer taking part in an activity or being a member of an organization
withdrawal from
▪ Germany's withdrawal from the talks
5.) ¦(DRUGS)¦[U]
the period after someone has given up a drug that they were dependent on, and the unpleasant mental and physical effects that this causes
6.) ¦(STATEMENT)¦[U]
the act of saying that something you previously said was in fact untrue
= ↑retraction withdrawal of
▪ the withdrawal of all allegations

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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