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withhold
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Withhold
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with·hold
/
wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð-
/
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with-
hohld
, wi
th
-
]
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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-
,
hold
1
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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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They can either vote in favor of a board member or
withhold
their support.
We must
withhold
our labor, both collectively and as individuals.
Many internal members are likely to
withhold
their names for self-protection.
The drug users struggled with the test compared to the unrelated volunteers,
and needed more time to
withhold
their responses.
Also, it might be a good idea to
withhold
affection for a week or so until he gets the message that you are not in control.
Under six decades of quasi-military rule, its senior officers enjoyed perks and wealth that democracy now threatens to
withhold
.
It certainly isn't something to
withhold
and dilute at the expense of others.
Grade-nondisclosure policies, as they are known, allow students to
withhold
their grades from future employers.
And many representatives may each be in a position to deliver or
withhold
the presidency as their half of the bargain.
But that was thanks largely to the central government's threat to
withhold
huge dollops of money if the result went the wrong way.
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