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withholding

/wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Withholding means: income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer.

Synonyms for withholding1

noun, as in income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

withholding tax

What does withholding mean?3

noun

1

income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

2

the act of deducting from an employee's salary

3

the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control“I resented his withholding permission”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with withholding?5

two syllables

holdingfoldingmolding

three syllables

unfoldingupholding
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Withholding in a sentence

  • If you're withholding information, there could be severe consequences.CK
  • I think she is withholding information from the police.CK
  • I know for a fact that he's withholding some precious hidden information from me.LoverofEnglish
  • After pay withholding tax, please send the tax paid receipt in PDF format.pllim
  • I think Tom is withholding information from us.CK

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Forms of withholding

as a noun

plural
withholdings