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withhold

[with-hohld, with-]

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verb (used with object)

to hold back; restrain or check.

to refrain from giving or granting: to withhold payment.

to collect (taxes) at the source of income.

to deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary or wages.

verb (used without object)

to hold back; refrain.

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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It said the government could withhold evidence if revealing it would jeopardize national security.

We must withhold our labor, both collectively and as individuals.

But sometimes the bank should also withhold money from a government.

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It said the government could withhold evidence if revealing it would jeopardize national security.

We must withhold our labor, both collectively and as individuals.

But sometimes the bank should also withhold money from a government.

Water thoroughly, then withhold water until leaves emerge.

Have a written contract that states the hiring company will not withhold federal taxes.

Sometimes doctors and parents decide to withhold surgery or other major treatment in the belief that it is futile.

If you don't pay your library fine then your university can genuinely withhold your degree as a result.

Many internal members are likely to withhold their names for self-protection.

Tether wanted to be able to withhold money from a research project at any time.

It is likely wise to withhold judgment and observe the process as it unfolds.

They can either vote in favor of a board member or withhold their support.

Friends and close colleagues can withhold their support.

The results showed that the aerosols are causing clouds to withhold their moisture in hilly regions.

But the agency has not bowed to industry pressure to withhold language on a key issue:.

Although all items can be placed into the dryer, he must learn to withhold some of them.

Gold, said that they would withhold votes for the board's members in the coming.

The president ignored those warnings and so in desperation the central bank decided to withhold credit.

The solution is to withhold stock option selling until five or ten years after leaving a company.

Gaines who would quietly look on with approval but not withhold a strong rumbling voice when it was needed.

The reason why is that males may withhold some of their investment from a brood that comes after a particularly numerous.

But investors can vote only for a director or withhold votes.

Although the law allows you to withhold information it does not require you to.

Her doctors wanted to withhold treatment but her parents argued successfully that she should be kept alive.

It is impossible for a third party to withhold access to the data.

The vertically integrated firm can withhold these critical inputs, and its rival will suffer.

They can't give raises or any sort of extras to good performers, and there is also little to withhold to punish poor performers.

And both camps have ample reasons to withhold that trust.

Content industries would be unlikely to realise their threat to withhold their products from the digital marketplace.

So they withhold comment on what they have personally experienced as a dysfunctional system.

At the moment, all the fans can do is withhold their dollars by not attending matches of known cheaters.

The power of the mother country to bestow and withhold marks of favour was useful.

Other dissidents threaten to withhold backing for a vote of confidence in the new government, expected early next week.

In some years they could withhold bids and be placed randomly.

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World English Dictionary

withhold (wɪðˈhəʊld)

—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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