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withhold

[ with-hohld, with- ]

verb (used with object)

withheld, withholding.
  1. to hold back; restrain or check.

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  2. to refrain from giving or granting:

    to withhold payment.

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  3. to collect (taxes) at the source of income.
  4. to deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary or wages.


verb (used without object)

withheld, withholding.
  1. to hold back; refrain.
  2. to deduct withholding tax.

withhold

/ ·Éɪðˈ³óəʊ±ô»å /

verb

  1. tr to keep back; refrain from giving

    he withheld his permission

  2. tr to hold back; restrain
  3. tr to deduct (taxes, etc) from a salary or wages
  4. intrusually foll byfrom to refrain or forbear
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Derived Forms

  • ·É¾±³Ù³óˈ³ó´Ç±ô»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É¾±³Ù³ó·³ó´Ç±ô»åİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôw¾±³Ù³ó·³ó±ð±ô»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of withhold1

First recorded in 1150–1200, withhold is from the Middle English word withholden. See with-, hold 1
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Synonym Study

See keep.
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“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.

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Last March, a coroner said Mr Brown's inquest could not continue due to material being withheld on the grounds of national security.

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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.

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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.

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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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