withhold - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'withhold' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Withhold

[ v. t.]

- To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
- To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
- To keep; to maintain; to retain.

Meaning of 'withhold' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . withhold

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

Example in sentence:

My employer is withholding taxes

Meaning (2):
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share

Example in sentence:

The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room

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