withholding

Noun
  1. The act of deducting from an employee's salary (synset 100362018)
    referred to in: revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
    is a type of: deduction, subtraction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
  2. Income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer (synset 113332390)
    is a type of: income tax - a personal tax levied on annual income
    subtypes: pay as you earn, paye - the British system of withholding tax
    same as: withholding tax
  3. The act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control (synset 100812455)
    "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"
    is a type of: holding, keeping, retention - the act of retaining something

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