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# withholding

«withholding» in Mova's school dictionary: **keeping something back and not giving it, when it was…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (withhold, withholds, withheld, withholding); noun (withholding — money, law)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Withholding means keeping something back and not giving it, when it was expected: «withholding information». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#m1)

2) (money) In some countries, especially the US, «withholding» is tax taken from your pay before you get it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and police shows, withholding the truth or evidence is a kind of dishonesty. In everyday life and money, parents might be withholding pocket money as a punishment; workers' pay slips show tax withheld. In law, withholding evidence from police can be a crime. Phrases: «withholding information», «withholding payment», «withholding tax».

### examples

- The witness was accused of withholding information from the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#x1)
- The builders are withholding the keys until the bill is paid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#x2)
- Mum is withholding my pocket money until I tidy my room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#x3)
- Withholding the truth can be a kind of lie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#x4)
- The shop is withholding payment because the order was wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#x5)
- Dad's pay slip shows how much tax was withheld. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/#x6)

### note

«Withhold» is irregular: withhold, withheld, withheld (like «hold, held»). Double «h»: with-hold. Maths: pay after withholding = gross pay − tax withheld, e.g. $500 − $80 = $420.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «withholding» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withholding/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.