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Withholding

nounid 156622·updated May 18, 2026
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income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

polysemous

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Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
withholding tax
plural
Withholdings
possessive
Withholding's
pluralpossessive
Withholdings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of deducting from an employee's salary
§2
the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control
§3
income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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