removal

Plural: removals

Noun

• The act of taking something away.
• the act of removing
  • "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
• dismissal from office
• The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
• The relocation of a business etc.
• The dismissal of someone from office.
• An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
• Murder.

Examples

• The board decided the removal of the branch manager was the best option after his misbehaviour.
• The REMOVAL of those ’U’s from the bag greatly improved my chances.

Synonyms

remotion, ablation, deduction, deinstallation, move, relocation, removal, subduction, sublation, subtraction

Antonyms

addition