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withholding tax

noun

: money that is taken from a person's pay and given directly to the government as income tax

Full Definition of WITHHOLDING TAX

:  a deduction (as from wages, fees, or dividends) levied at a source of income as advance payment on income tax
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First Known Use of WITHHOLDING TAX

1940

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