🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

retirada

Pronunciation / Transliteration: retiˈɾa.ða

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Withdrawal/wɪðˈdrɔː.əl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Hizo una retirada de efectivo en el cajero automático."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of taking money out of a bank account.

    "He made a cash withdrawal from the ATM before going to the market."
  2. 2

    The unpleasant physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing the intake of a drug, alcohol, or addictive substance.

    "Severe headaches are a common symptom of caffeine withdrawal."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'withdraw' (from Middle English 'withdrawen', combining 'with-', meaning back or against, and 'drawen', to pull). The nominal suffix '-al' was added in the late Middle English period to form the noun denoting the action of pulling back, removing, or retracting.

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