withholding tax


noun
  1. that part of an employee's tax liability withheld by the employer from wages or salary and paid directly to the government.

Origin of withholding tax

1
First recorded in 1940–45
  • Also called withholding.

Other words from withholding tax

  • un·with·hold·ing, adjective

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How to use withholding tax in a sentence

  • These are very common examples of defective economy; and of that 'withholding' which the Scripture says 'tends to poverty.'

    The Young Man's Guide | William A. Alcott
  • Did she, like the rest of them, suspect me of seeking to frustrate his suit by withholding his fortune?

    Dross | Henry Seton Merriman
  • Who are the other parties who are withholding their testimony?

    The Diamond Coterie | Lawrence L. Lynch
  • The motive for withholding Shakspeare's plays from the press is as easily understood as that for publishing Marlowe's.

  • They contain one instance, which is not familiar, of the inconvenience of withholding the franchise from English women.

British Dictionary definitions for withholding tax

withholding tax

noun
  1. tax deducted at source from income, esp from dividends, paid to nonresidents of a country, which may be reclaimed if a double-taxation agreement exists between the country in which the income is paid and the country of residence of the recipient

  2. US a portion of an employee's tax liability paid directly to the government by the employer

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Cultural definitions for withholding tax

withholding tax

The tax withheld (or deducted) directly from one's paycheck.

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