HyperDic: withholding_tax

English > 1 sense of the expression *withholding tax*:
NOUN	possession	withholding tax, withholding	income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

English > *withholding tax*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer.
Synonym	withholding
Narrower	PAYE, pay as you earn	The British system of withholding tax
Broader	income tax	A personal tax levied on annual income
Spanish	impuesto anticipado, retención fiscal