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Verb
S:
(v)
withhold
,
keep back
(hold back; refuse to hand over or share)
"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
S:
(v)
withhold
,
deduct
,
recoup
(retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments)
"My employer is withholding taxes"
direct troponym
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full troponym
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sister term
S:
(v)
keep
,
hold on
(retain possession of)
"Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
withholder
[Related to:
withhold
] (a person who refrains from granting)
"a withholder of payments"
W:
(n)
withholding
[Related to:
withhold
] (income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer)
W:
(n)
withholding
[Related to:
withhold
] (the act of deducting from an employee's salary)
W:
(adj)
deductible
[Related to:
deduct
] (acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction))
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