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withdrawal

The correct spelling is withdrawal.

How to pronounce withdrawal

noun

IPA: /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/

Say it like: Wit-hdr-awa-l

The correct spelling is withdrawal. Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money. For example: "caffeine withdrawal"

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caffeine withdrawal

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
  2. 2.A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
  3. 3.A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.
  4. 4.An act of withdrawing.
  5. 5.The sum of money taken from a bank account.

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