withholding

with·hold·ing  (wth-hldng, w-)

n.

A portion of an employee's wages or salary withheld by the employer as partial payment of the employee's income tax. Also called withholding tax.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	withholding - the act of deducting from an employee's salary subtraction, deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
	2.	withholding - income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer withholding tax income tax - a personal tax levied on annual income pay as you earn, PAYE - the British system of withholding tax
	3.	withholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence" holding, retention, keeping - the act of retaining something