Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overwithhold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-with-hold
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.

Etymology

From over- + withhold.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overwithholds (present, singular) overwithholding (participle, present) overwithheld (participle, past) overwithheld (past)

Antonyms

underwithhold

Questions

What does overwithhold mean?
To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.
Where does overwithhold come from?
From over- + withhold.

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