Withholding
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the act of deducting from an employee's salary
Wordset Dictionary
the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- withholding tax
- plural
- Withholdings
- possessive
- Withholding's
- pluralpossessive
- Withholdings'