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

to not give or share something

A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.

plural of withholding tax

(rare, archaic) past participle of withhold

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of withhold

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of withhold