withholding
verbnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ//
- United Kingdom//wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ//
- //wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ//
- //wɪðˈhoʊldɪŋ//
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
verb
- 1
Also a form of withholdpresent participle and gerund of withhold
noun
- 1
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
- 2
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
Forms
- plural
- withholdings
wither · To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.Wither · A surname.withheld · That has been kept or held back from the possession or…
withholding · The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
within · In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.without · Lacking something; failing.withstand · To resist or endure (something) successfully.