VERB | possession | withhold, keep back | hold back |
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possession | withhold, deduct, recoup | retain and refrain from disbursing |
Sounds | wihthhhow'ld | |
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Rhymes | behold ... wold: 49 rhymes with owld... |
Meaning | hold back; refuse to hand over or share. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
Model | They withhold the money | |
Example | "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" | |
Synonym | keep back | |
Narrower | deny | refuse to grant, as of a petition or request |
deprive | Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining | |
freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | |
immobilize, immobilise | hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation | |
keep to oneself | withhold information | |
reserve | hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency | |
Broader | deny, refuse | Refuse to let have |
Spanish | retener | |
Catalan | retenir | |
Nouns | withholder | a person who restrains / restrains / restrains / restrains / restrains or checks or holds back |
withholder | a person who refrains from granting / granting / granting | |
withholding | the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control |
Meaning | Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
Model | They withhold the money | |
Example | "My employer is withholding taxes" | |
Synonyms | deduct, recoup | |
Narrower | dock | Deduct from someone's wages |
Broader | keep, hold on | Retain possession of |
Spanish | deducir, descontar, desgravar, recobrar, retener | |
Catalan | desgravar | |
Nouns | withholder | a person who refrains from granting / granting / granting |
withholding | the act of deducting from an employee's salary | |
withholding | income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer |
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