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withhold
[ with-hohld, with- ]
verb (used with object)
- to hold back; restrain or check.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- to refrain from giving or granting:
to withhold payment.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- 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.
withhold
/ ɪðˈəʊ /
verb
- tr to keep back; refrain from giving
he withheld his permission
- tr to hold back; restrain
- tr to deduct (taxes, etc) from a salary or wages
- intrusually foll byfrom to refrain or forbear
Derived Forms
- ɾٳˈDZ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ɾٳ·DZİ noun
- ܲwٳ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
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.
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.
In March 2024 a coroner said Mr Brown's inquest could not continue due to material being withheld on the grounds of national security.
In March 2024, a coroner said Mr Brown's inquest could not continue due to material being withheld on the grounds of national security.
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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