noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the act of deducting from an employee's salary wordnet
3. 3
   The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. uncountable, usually
4. 4
   the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control wordnet
5. 5
   income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of withhold form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abnegationdeclensiondeclinationdecliningdenialdeprivation

Example

More examples

"I think she is withholding information from the police."

Related phrases

withholding tax

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