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withholding
with·hold W0193200 (wĭth-hōld′, wĭth-)tr.v. with·held (-hĕld′), with·hold·ing, with·holds 1. To refrain from giving or granting: withhold information; withhold judgment. See Synonyms at keep.2. To keep in check; restrain: I was unable to withhold my laughter.3. To deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary.
[Middle English witholden : with, away from; see with + holden, to hold; see hold1.]
with·hold′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | withholding - the act of deducting from an employee's salarysubtraction, deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government | | 2. | withholding - income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employerwithholding taxincome tax - a personal tax levied on annual incomepay as you earn, PAYE - the British system of withholding tax | | 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"holding, retention, keeping - the act of retaining something |
TranslationsMedicalSeewithholdWithholding
WithholdingUsed in the context of securities, the illegal practice of a public offering participant keeping some shares in a private account or with a family member, employee, or dealer to profit from the higher market price of a hot issue.
Used in the context of taxes, the withholding by an employer of a certain amount of an employee's income in order to cover the employee's tax liability. Also used to refer to the withholding by corporations and financial institutions of a flat 10% of interest and dividend payments due to security holders.WithholdingThe act or practice of not giving a certain percentage of money that otherwise belongs to a person. Withholding must occur in accordance with appropriate laws and may not be arbitrary. Withholding is most common in taxes, in which an employer retains a certain percentage of an employee's wages or salary and gives it to the IRS instead of the employee. Likewise, a manual rollover to an IRA is subject to a 20% withholding. Courts may order withholding for reasons such as child support or alimony. See also: Overwithholding.withholding1. The holding back of a portion of wages, dividends, interest, pension payments, or various other sources of income for payment of taxes to the U.S. Treasury. See also backup withholding.2. The illegal holding back of a portion of securities allocated as part of a new issue to a member of an underwriting syndicate. The underwriter may wish to keep the securities or resell them to a designated party so as to profit from an expected price rise soon after the issue has been offered to the public.Withholding.Withholding is the amount that employers subtract from their employees' gross pay for a variety of taxes and benefits, including Social Security and Medicare taxes, federal and state income taxes, health insurance premiums, retirement savings, education savings, or flexible spending plan contributions, union dues, or prepaid transportation. Contributions to tax-deferred savings plans are withheld from your pretax income, as are amounts you put into tax-free flexible spending and prepaid transportation accounts. Those amounts reduce the taxable salary that your employer reports to the IRS. AcronymsSeeW/Hwithholding
Synonyms for withholdingnoun the act of deducting from an employee's salaryRelated Words- subtraction
- deduction
- revenue enhancement
- tax
- taxation
noun income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employerSynonymsRelated Words- income tax
- pay as you earn
- PAYE
noun the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or controlRelated Words |