Withholding
/wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary. uncountable, usually
- 2 the act of deducting from an employee's salary wordnet
- 3 The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government. uncountable, usually
- 4 the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control wordnet
- 5 income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of withhold form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"I think she is withholding information from the police."