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" ;