withholding

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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)
- I resented his withholding permission
- there were allegations of the withholding of evidence
• Derivationally related forms:
withhold
• Hypernyms:
retention, keeping, holding