Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of withhold
nounwithholding (usually uncountable, plural withholdings)
plural withholdings
- uncountableusuallyThe tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounincome tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
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Translations
Finnish ennakonpidätys, ennakonpidätys
- ennakonpidätysdeduction of taxes from employees' salary
- ennakonpidätystax so deducted
German Quellensteuer
- Quellensteuertax so deducted
Icelandic staðgreiðsla, staðgreiðsla
- staðgreiðsladeduction of taxes from employees' salary
- staðgreiðslatax so deducted
Korean 원천징수
- 원천징수 (woncheonjingsu)tax so deducted
Spanish retención fiscal, retención fiscal
- retención fiscaldeduction of taxes from employees' salary
- retención fiscaltax so deducted
Cite this entry
APA
withholding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withholding
MLA
“withholding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withholding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “withholding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withholding.
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