Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

withholding tax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: with-hold-ing -tax
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salaries and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.

Inflected Forms

withholding taxes (plural)

Synonyms

withholding

Questions

What does withholding tax mean?: A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salaries and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.

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