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withhold

[ with-hohld, with- ]

verb (used with object)

withheld, withholding.
  1. to hold back; restrain or check.

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  2. to refrain from giving or granting:

    to withhold payment.

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  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)

withheld, withholding.
  1. to hold back; refrain.
  2. to deduct withholding tax.

withhold

/ ɪðˈəʊ /

verb

  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. intrusually foll byfrom to refrain or forbear
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Derived Forms

  • ɾٳˈDZ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɾٳ·DZİ noun
  • ܲwٳ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of withhold1

First recorded in 1150–1200, withhold is from the Middle English word withholden. See with-, hold 1
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See keep.
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The decision by the Department of Health and Human Services to restore millions of dollars for the two states came as it simultaneously withheld nearly $66 million from clinics in the Title X program elsewhere.

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While there was pressure to abrogate the Indus Waters Treaty - a key river water sharing agreement - India opted instead to withhold any data beyond treaty obligations, Mr Bisaria writes.

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In March 2024 a coroner said Mr Brown's inquest could not continue due to material being withheld on the grounds of national security.

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In March 2024, a coroner said Mr Brown's inquest could not continue due to material being withheld on the grounds of national security.

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But she also noted that the CDC withheld publication of certain H5N1 studies in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for a couple of weeks, reportedly, she said, for political reasons.

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