How do you pronounce withholding?

The recorded pronunciation is /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/.

withholding

/wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: with-hold-ing
IPA: /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of withhold

noun

The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.

Uncountable

noun

The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.

Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

withholdings (plural)

Derived Forms

w/h

Phrases

withholding tax payroll tax

Frequently Paired Words

payroll tax

Synonyms

withholding tax

Rhymes With

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