withdraws

Withdraws is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb withdraw. The verb covers several senses, including to remove something from a place, to retreat or depart, to remove something from general circulation, or to take back something that was offered or stated. It is used with different objects depending on context. For example, one might say that someone withdraws funds from a savings account or that a committee withdraws its proposal.

In finance and banking, a withdrawal is the act of taking money out of an account. Withdrawals can occur at ATMs, through online banking, or via teller transactions. They are typically recorded as reductions in account balance and may be subject to fees or limits.

In medicine and psychology, withdrawal refers to the physical and psychological symptoms that occur when a person stops or reduces intake of a substance to which they are dependent. The noun form is withdrawal; the plural withdrawals is used when describing multiple instances or events. The term is distinct from the verb form but closely related in discussions of cessation or reduction.

In politics, law, and everyday use, to withdraw can mean to retract a statement or offer or to pull out of an agreement, contract, or participation. A country may withdraw from a treaty; a company may withdraw a product from the market; an athlete may withdraw from a competition.

Notes on usage: withdraws as the verb form is common when the subject performs the action, while withdrawal or withdrawals is used for the noun. The word shares a common root with other compounds formed with the prefix with- or away, conveying removal, retreat, or retraction.