noun
1. the act of deducting from an employee's salary (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑withhold
• Topics: ↑tax, ↑taxation, ↑revenue enhancement
• Hypernyms: ↑subtraction, ↑deduction
2. income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑withholding tax
• Derivationally related forms: ↑withhold
• Hypernyms: ↑income tax
• Hyponyms: ↑PAYE, ↑pay as you earn
3. the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control (Freq. 1)
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I resented his withholding permission
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there were allegations of the withholding of evidence
• Derivationally related forms: ↑withhold
Useful english dictionary. 2012.