withdrawal /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ noun5 •Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money. •A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation. •An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.On withdrawal [from service], it was restored to its Caledonian blue livery, and is now preserved at St. Rollox. — 1950 •A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld. •The sum of money taken from a bank account. formswithdrawals