Withholding: meaning, definitions and examples
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withholding
[ wɪðˈhoʊldɪŋ ]
tax
Refusing to pay the full amount of taxes owed to the government, often through illegal means such as falsifying information or hiding income.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Many individuals try to avoid paying taxes by withholding information about their income.
- The company was fined for withholding taxes from their employees' paychecks.
information
To hold back or refuse to provide information that is expected or required, often for reasons of secrecy or protection.
Synonyms
concealing, hiding, suppressing
Examples of usage
- The government is accused of withholding crucial information from the public.
- She was withholding details about the incident from her family.
Translations
Translations of the word "withholding" in other languages:
🇵🇹 retenção
- retenção de informações
- retenção de pagamento
🇮🇳 रोक
- जानकारी रोकना
- भुगतान रोकना
🇩🇪 Zurückhaltung
- Informationszurückhaltung
- Zahlungszurückhaltung
🇮🇩 penahanan
- penahanan informasi
- penahanan pembayaran
🇺🇦 утримання
- утримання інформації
- утримання платежу
🇵🇱 wstrzymanie
- wstrzymywanie informacji
- wstrzymywanie płatności
🇯🇵 保留
- 情報の保留
- 支払いの保留
🇫🇷 retenue
- rétention d'information
- rétention de paiement
🇪🇸 retención
- retención de información
- retención de pago
🇹🇷 alıkoyma
- bilgi alıkoyma
- ödeme alıkoyma
🇰🇷 보류
- 정보 보류
- 지불 보류
🇸🇦 احتجاز
- حجز المعلومات
- حجز الدفع
🇨🇿 zadržení
- zadržení informací
- zadržení platby
🇸🇰 zadržanie
- zadržanie informácií
- zadržanie platby
🇨🇳 扣留
- 信息扣留
- 支付扣留
🇸🇮 zadrževanje
- zadrževanje informacij
- zadrževanje plačila
🇮🇸 varðhald
- upplýsingahald
- greiðsluhald
🇰🇿 ұстап қалу
- ақпаратты ұстап қалу
- төлемді ұстап қалу
🇬🇪 შეკავება
- ინფორმაციის შეკავება
- გადახდის შეკავება
🇦🇿 saxlama
- məlumatın saxlanması
- ödəmənin saxlanması
🇲🇽 retención
- retención de información
- retención de pago
Word origin
The word 'withholding' originated from the Middle English word 'withholden', which combines 'with' meaning 'back' or 'against' and 'holden' meaning 'to hold'. The term has been used since the 14th century to indicate the act of holding back or restraining something. Over time, 'withholding' has evolved to encompass various contexts such as taxes and information.
See also: held, hold, holder, holders, holding, holdings, holdup, uphold, upholding, withhold.