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withholder

[with-hohld, with-]

Origin

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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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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