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withdrawal

withdrawal

42 3.7
Taking money out of a bank account or investment
  • noun
  • /wɪðˈdrɔːəl/
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  • By Friday, the pace of customer withdrawals from Credit Suisse was picking up and international banks were starting to cut ties with the firm.
  • withdrawal of funds
  • withdrawal of capital

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Examples

  • The college had reported a freshman withdrawal rate of 33% during the fall of 1990.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Should tell you this, but an unauthorized person has twice tried to make a large withdrawal on the account.

  • And as I mentioned earlier, no business can sustain a massive withdrawal of all capital all at once.

  • For other companies, the withdrawal of foreign capital is not a straightforward process.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I'd like to make a withdrawal.

  • His pension is deposited monthly and someone is making the occasional withdrawal.

  • Large withdrawals from Miss Allen's bank account were made after her disappearance.

  • Senor Montelongo, I'm making a withdrawal.

  • No credit was given for grades of F (fail), NC (no credit), W (withdrawal), and I (incomplete).

    Academic text (2008)
  • I went to the bank to process my monthly withdrawal from my savings account.

Synonyms

pullout
vswithdrawal
18 5.8

Moving people or soldiers out of a place, often quickly, for example troops leaving a war area

is specific to taking money or capital from financial accounts or investments
divestment
vswithdrawal
  • Literature
3 6.0

Selling investments or parts of a company to stop owning them

refers to taking money or capital out without implying a sale or motive
disinvestment
vswithdrawal
  • Specialized
2 7.8

Taking money out of companies for political or ethical reasons

is used for taking money or capital out in any context not only investments
bank withdrawal
vswithdrawal
1 2.2

Removing money from a bank account at an ATM or bank

covers taking money or capital from any account or investment
drawdown
vswithdrawal
  • UK
6.3

Taking money from a pension or retirement account to use as income

applies to removing money or capital from any account or investment

Antonyms

715 3.5

To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit

235 3.3

Money paid in advance to hold or secure something

Compounds

withdrawal symptom
  • Specialized
7 4.8

A physical and mental problem that happens after stopping use of an addictive drug

1 4.8

Physical and mental symptoms that happen after stopping a medicine

Removing money from a bank account at an ATM or bank

3.9

The official removal of a medicine from sale by authorities or makers because it is unsafe

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How Severe

seizure
  • Formal
71 6.1
confiscation
15 5.4
disappropriation
  • Formal
9.9
withdrawal
42 3.7
reduction
451 3.2

Surface Forms

withdrawal singular
withdrawals plural

Morphology

withdrawal = withdraw (transparent) = withdraw + al

The noun refers to the act/result of taking money out, a straightforward nominalization of the verb.

Etymology

Withdrawal comes from withdraw, with with- 'back' and draw 'pull', which you can imagine as 'pulling out'. That's why a bank withdrawal is taking money out of an account.