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withhold
[ with-hohld, with- ]
verb (used with object)
- to hold back; restrain or check.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- to refrain from giving or granting:
to withhold payment.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- to collect (taxes) at the source of income.
- to deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary or wages.
verb (used without object)
- to hold back; refrain.
- to deduct withholding tax.
withhold
/ ·Éɪðˈ³óəʊ±ô»å /
verb
- tr to keep back; refrain from giving
he withheld his permission
- tr to hold back; restrain
- tr to deduct (taxes, etc) from a salary or wages
- intrusually foll byfrom to refrain or forbear
Derived Forms
- ·É¾±³Ù³óˈ³ó´Ç±ô»å±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ·É¾±³Ù³ó·³ó´Ç±ô»åİù noun
- ³Ü²Ôw¾±³Ù³ó·³ó±ð±ô»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“While we are continuing to review this morning’s letter, it appears to be yet another attempt to impose a national ideology on local schools by threatening to withhold vital resources for students,†said Elizabeth Sanders.
Last March, a coroner said Mr Brown's inquest could not continue due to material being withheld on the grounds of national security.
Social Security benefits received before your full retirement age are subject to the earnings test, which withholds $1 of benefits for every $2 you earn over a certain amount, which in 2025 is $23,400.
The same issue has been a focus of the Trump administration, which last week announced it was investigating the California Department of Education for allegedly withholding such information from parents.
Ten carmakers and two industry groups have been fined a combined total of nearly £78m for withholding information about vehicle recycling.
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