underwithhold

U1N1D2E1R1W4I1T1H4H4O1L1D2

verb

To withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.

Opposite
overwithhold
Scrabble 24
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbunderwithhold (third-person singular simple present underwithholds, present participle underwithholding, simple past and past participle underwithheld)

present singular third person underwithholds · participle present underwithholding · participle past underwithheld · past underwithheld

  1. businessTo withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.

    Antonyms: overwithhold

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.

Opposite
overwithhold

Origin

From under- + withhold.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

underwithhold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwithhold

MLA

“underwithhold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwithhold. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underwithhold,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwithhold.

Source: underwithhold on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.