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Withholding

To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

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📖 Definitions of "Withholding"

verb

1
To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
2
To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
3
To stay back.

noun

1
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
2
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.

🔄 Synonyms of "Withholding"

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Word	Definition
withholding taxnoun	A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Withholding"

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Word	Definition
withholding taxnoun	A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.
retainagenoun	An amount of money held back from a payment as insurance against the work not being completed.
holdingnoun	Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
payrollnoun	A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
custodynoun	The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
detentionnoun	(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
impoundmentnoun	The act of impounding.
confiscationnoun	The act or process of confiscating.
forfeiturenoun	(law) The loss of forfeit property.
sequestrationnoun	The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
seizurenoun	(medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
withdrawalnoun	A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
containmentnoun	(uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
learnednoun	Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
retainernoun	A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services.
retainingnoun	The act by which something or someone is retained; a retention.
retentionnoun	The act of retaining or something retained.
retainverb	(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
usedverb	That is or has or have been used.
deductionnoun	A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.