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with·hold Listen to audio/wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪðˈhoʊld/ verb
with·holds; with·held Listen to audio/-ˈhɛld/ with·hold·ing
[+ obj] 1 : to hold (something) back
You can withhold the fee until the work is complete. [=you can wait to pay the fee until after the work is complete] His letter was published in the newspaper but he asked that his name be withheld. [=that his name not be printed]
2 : to refuse to provide (something)
She was accused of withholding evidence.
3 US : to take out (an amount of money for taxes) from someone's income
She has $20 withheld from her paycheck every week.

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