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withholding

/ withholding /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of deducting from an employee''s salary
Type of:
subtraction deduction
Derived:
withhold deduct recoup
Domain:
tax taxation revenue enhancement
noun Sense 2
the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control
"I resented his withholding permission"
"there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"
Type of:
retention keeping holding
Derived:
withhold keep back
noun Sense 3
income tax withheld from employees'' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
Type of:
income tax
Kinds of:
PAYE pay as you earn
Derived:
withhold deduct recoup
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
1
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subtraction deduction retention keeping holding income tax PAYE pay as you earn