Meaning of withdrawal In English

• 0 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.

  • The commander-in-chief was given 36 hours to secure a withdrawal of his troops from the combat zone.

• 1 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.

• 2 behaviour in which someone prefers to be alone and does not want to talk to other people:

  • Withdrawal is a classic symptom of depression.

• 3 an act of taking something back, removing something, or moving something back:

  • [ C ] a troop withdrawal

  • [ C ] He had made several large withdrawals from his bank account (= He had taken out a lot of money).

  • [ C ] Her sudden withdrawal from the competition surprised everyone.

• 4 the act of taking money out of an account, or the amount of money taken:

  • The savings account only allows you to make three withdrawals a year.

  • There's a cash withdrawal limit of €500 per day.

  • There are large early withdrawal penalties attached to this mortgage.

• 5 the act of stopping something from happening or being available:

  • withdrawal of sth The withdrawal of corporate sponsorship had a damaging impact on the company's performance.

  • withdrawal of an offer/support

• 6 the process of removing a product from the market, either temporarily or permanently, because there is a problem with it:

  • The company is still struggling to rebuild its image following the withdrawal of its new cancer drug on safety grounds.

  • The cost of the product withdrawal was estimated at over $10 million.

• 7 the state of no longer being involved in something:

  • withdrawal from sth The scandal led to her withdrawal from politics.

• 8 the act of officially changing something you previously said:

  • withdrawal of an allegation/statement/complaint