Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of withholding
Obama transition officials have said that the president-elect's proposed middle-class tax cut -- called "Making Work Pay," which would provide $500 for individuals and $1,000 for couples by reducing payroll tax withholdings -- is "nonnegotiable."
2009 January 11, Jeff Zeleny, David M. Herszenhorn, “Obama Raises Estimate of Job Creation in Plan”, in New York Times
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