Money and banking / B2

with-DROR/wɪðˈdrɔː/

To withdraw is to take something back or out, or to leave an activity: withdraw from the oral; withdraw cash. Pull out is informal; retreat is military. She had to withdraw from the oral. Noun: withdrawal. Mix-up: wither means dry up and die. Do not write withdraw for “forget a word” (that is omit).

Meaning

To take something back or out; also to leave a place or activity.

Examples

• “She had to withdraw from the oral after a medical note arrived.”
• “Withdraw the allegation in writing, which is the “take back” sense.”

Good to know

withdraw from / to; withdraw cash / a remark. Noun: withdrawal. Informal: pull out. Trap: wither. Exams, banks, and law. Leave or take back, not shrink.

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