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Withholding

//wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ// noun, verb

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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

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