withholding

Other forms: withholdings

Definitions of withholding

1. noun

   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”

   type of:

   holding, keeping, retention

   the act of retaining something
2. noun

   the act of deducting from an employee's salary
   type of:

   deduction, subtraction

   the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
3. noun

   income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
   synonyms: withholding tax

   types:

   PAYE, pay as you earn

   the British system of withholding tax

   type of:

   income tax

   a personal tax levied on annual income