Withhold | Mean of withhold in English Dictionary

/wɪθˈhoʊld/

• Verb
• to hold (something) back
1. You can withhold the fee until the work is complete. [=you can wait to pay the fee until after the work is complete]
2. His letter was published in the newspaper but he asked that his name be withheld. [=that his name not be printed]
• to refuse to provide (something)
1. She was accused of withholding evidence.
• to take out (an amount of money for taxes) from someone's income
1. She has $20 withheld from her paycheck every week.