present participle of withhold

The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary. / The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.

plural of withholding

(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. / (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

Agent noun of withhold; one who withholds.

plural of withholder

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withhold

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of withhold

plural of withholdment

The act of withholding.