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withhold verb

  /wɪðˈhoʊld/ , /wɪðˈhəʊld/ , /wɪθˈhoʊld/ , /wɪθˈhəʊld/
  • (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
 evätä
  • (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
  • (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
 pitää

withholding noun

  /wɪðˈhoʊldɪŋ/ , /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/ , /wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ/ , /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/
  • The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
  • The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
 ennakonpidätys
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