with·hold

[with-hohld, with-] verb, with·held, with·hold·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to hold back; restrain or check.
2.
to refrain from giving or granting: to withhold payment.
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)
5.
to hold back; refrain.
6.
to deduct withholding tax.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English withholden. See with-, hold1

with·hold·er, noun
un·with·held, adjective


1, 2. suppress, repress. See keep.


1, 2. advance.
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withhold (wɪðˈhəʊld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (usually foll by from) , -holds, -holding, -held
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.  to refrain or forbear
 
with'holder
 
n

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Word Origin & History

withhold
c.1200, from with- "back, away" (see with) + holden "to hold" (see hold (v.)); probably a loan-translation of L. retinere "to withhold." Past participle form withholden was still used 19c.
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Example sentences
By having less withheld, people can get their money upfront, rather than
  waiting for a refund.
The poor reaction in part reflects fears that rescue money could be withheld.
As a scientist, the idea of having any scientific work withheld is one that
  does not sit well.
Names of the defendants were withheld because they are juveniles or were
  juveniles at the time and were tried as juveniles.
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