Withhold (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), with·held, with·hold·ing.
  1. to hold back; restrain or check.
  2. to refrain from giving or granting: to withhold payment.
  3. to collect (taxes) at the source of income.
  4. to deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary or wages.
verb (used without object), with·held, with·hold·ing.
  1. to hold back; refrain.
  2. to deduct withholding tax.
verb -holds, -holding or -held
  1. to keep back; refrain from giving
  2. to hold back; restrain
  3. to deduct (taxes, etc) from a salary or wages
  4. to refrain or forbear
Withhold (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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