withholding
- present participle of withhold.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In 2023 she said she fought five times to pay for her divorce, while the following year she accused former coach Gilliard Parana of withholding money from her.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A direct rollover has no immediate tax implications, does not require withholding, and is not subject to the one-rollover-per-12-month rule.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
"They then wrote to me, and said that if I refused to send it back, they'd issue court proceedings because I was withholding information that was rightfully theirs."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But then their mortgage company started withholding the couple’s insurance money it held in escrow — allocated specifically for the rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Since it’s not my water to give, I get around the crisis of conscience that would come from withholding the ÁguaViva from the Water Angel.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
