Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act of removing.
  • noun The fact of being removed.
  • noun Relocation, as of a residence or business.
  • noun Dismissal, as from office.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of removing, in any sense of that word.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of removing, or the state of being removed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The process of moving, or the fact of being removed
  • noun The relocation of a business etc
  • noun The dismissal of someone from office
  • noun Ireland a funeral ceremony involving prayers and meeting of the family, usually at the home of the deceased, and normally held on the evening prior to burial.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun dismissal from office
  • noun the act of removing

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

remove +‎ -al

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word removal.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.