1. (

• withholding

) the act of deducting from an employee's salary ;

2. (

• withholding_tax ,
• withholding

) income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer ;

3. (

• withholding ,

) the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence" ;

1. (

• withhold ,
• keep_back

) hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" ;

2. (

• withhold ,
• deduct ,
• recoup ,

) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" ;