withdrawal

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.

   “caffeine withdrawal”

4. 4

   An act of withdrawing.

5. 5

   The sum of money taken from a bank account.