The act or process of introducing.
A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
The sum of money taken from a bank account.
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.