withholding

nouns

the act of deducting from an employee's salary
withholding
is derived from
withhold
domain category
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
revenue enhancement, tax, taxation
is a type of (narrower)
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
"he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
deduction, subtraction
income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
withholding, withholding tax
is derived from
withhold
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"
withholding
is derived from
withhold
is a type of (narrower)
the act of retaining something
holding, keeping, retention