To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
[1913 Webster] Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand From
knitting league with him. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to
withhold assent to a proposition. [1913 Webster] Forbid who will,
none shall from me withhold Longer thy offered good. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
To keep; to maintain; to retain. [Obs.] [1913
Webster] To withhold it the more easily in heart. --Chaucer. [1913
Webster]
Word Net
withholdingNoun
1 the act of deducting from an employee's
salary
2 income tax withheld from employees' wages and
paid directly to the government by the employer [syn: withholding
tax]
3 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"
English
Verb
withholding- present participle of withhold
Noun
- The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary
- The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government
Withholding, in general, usually refers to a
deduction of money (as
'withholding
tax') from an employee's
wages or salary by an employer, for
projected or actual Income tax
liabilities, see:
- PAYE (United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand)
- Tax withholding in the United States