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withholding (EN)
noun

This word can also be a form of:
withhold (verb)

noun “withholding”

singular withholding, uncountable
  1. the act of taking taxes out of an employee's pay before they receive it
    Companies are responsible for withholding when paying wages.
  2. the money taken out of a person's pay that is sent directly to the government as tax
    He noticed his withholding had increased on his recent paycheck.