withholding

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of deducting from an employee's salary
noun income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
noun the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control

In vain did Fox and Burke protest against the withholding of documents bearing on the present topic. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
A withholding from the scene will naturally arouse disturbing wishes; but to be present lulls; for then we live, we are in our element. — The Amazing Marriage — Complete, George Meredith
And how the holy angels would have sung for joy over the repentant king, and the blotting out of his great sin, and the withholding of judgment, and the showing of mercy! — Little Folks (September 1884): A Magazine for the Young, Various

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