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o⋅ver⋅with⋅hold

  [oh-ver-with-hohld, -with-] verb, -held, -hold⋅ing.
Use overwithhold in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to withhold too much.
2. to deduct (an amount in withholding tax) in excess of the tax to be paid.
–verb (used without object)
3. to withhold oneself excessively.
4. to deduct too much withholding tax.
Origin:
1970–75; over- + withhold
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o·ver·with·hold   (ō'vər-wĭth-hōld', -wĭth-)   
v.   o·ver·with·held (-hěld'), o·ver·with·hold·ing, o·ver·with·holds

v.   tr.

  1. To deduct (an amount in withholding tax) beyond the tax owed.

  2. To subject to overwithholding.

v.   intr.
To deduct too much withholding tax.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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