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to withhold
01
to choose not to give or share something
Transitive: to withhold sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
withhold
3rd person singular
withholds
Present participle
withholding
Past simple
withheld
Past participle
withheld
Examples
The government withheld certain information for national security reasons.
02
to subtract a portion of income, typically as taxes, before paying it out
Transitive: to withhold a portion of due payment
Examples
The government requires businesses to withhold income tax from employees' wages.
Lexical Tree
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