withholding

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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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.

Example sentences

The savings would show up in workers' paychecks as a result of lower

withholding by employers.

There is no option for those employees to refuse withholding and individually

file a tax return at the end of the year.

But it was not clear what role, if any, they had played in the military's

withholding of information.

But those who didn't receive the full credit through withholding will receive

the balance in their refunds.

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Matching Quote

"A poor widow, by the name of Baird, has a son in the Army that for some offence has been sentenced to serve a long time without pay, or at most, with very little pay. I do not like this punishment of withholding pay—it falls so very hard upon poor families."

-Abraham Lincoln