withheld

 [with-hohld, with-]  

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

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

Synonyms
1, 2. suppress, repress. See keep.

Antonyms
1, 2. advance.

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