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withdraw money
/wɪðˈdrɔː ˈmʌni/with·DRAW MO·ney
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to take cash out of a bank account, often from an ATM
Examples
“I withdrew some money from the ATM on my way to the shop.”
“You can withdraw money at most bank branches.”
“She withdrew £200 to pay for the taxi.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before travelling abroad, I withdrew money in the local currency to avoid high exchange fees.”
Collocations
- withdraw money from an ATM
Word family
withdraw verbwithdrawal nounwithdrew verb (past)
Common mistakes
I withdrawed money→I withdrew money
I withdraw money at ATM→I withdraw money from the ATM
Say it for a higher band
5take out money→6get cash→7+withdraw money
Synonyms
take out money
Easily confused
take out
“I took out £50 to pay for the taxi.”
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