withdrawal
/wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In view of the second aspect of its control function, the Federal Reserve Board prohibits, with specified limited exceptions, the wisthdrawal of securities from general accounts where such withdrawals would undermargin such accounts."
- "heroin withdrawal"
- "nicotine withdrawal"
- "caffeine withdrawal"
- "On withdrawal [from service], it was restored to its Caledonian blue livery, and is now preserved at St. Rollox."
- "But in terms of the result, the performance and the management of the players' workloads, the match could not have gone much better for the hosts, save for Wes Burns' first-half withdrawal with what looked like a dislocated shoulder."
Etymology
Etymology tree English withdraw Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English withdrawal From withdraw + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
- British English: /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
alcohol withdrawal syndrome
benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome
drug withdrawal
pervasive arousal withdrawal syndrome
phantom withdrawal
traumatic withdrawal syndrome
withdrawal symptom