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withholds
verb
(with-hold)
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
Synonyms:
deduct
,
recoup
,
Examples:
My employer is withholding taxes.
withholds
verb
(with-hold)
hold back; refuse to hand over or share
Synonyms:
keep back,
Examples:
The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room.
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deduct
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recoup
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keep back
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deducts
,
restrains
,
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,
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,
conducts
,
keeps
,
negates
,
receives
,
obtains
,
collects
,
defers
,
revokes
,
confiscates
,
suspends
,
allocates
,
discloses
,
loses
,
furnishes
,
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,
gets
,
lavishes
,
expels
,
earns
,
withdraws
,
appropriates
,
neglects
,
garners
,
refuses
,
omits
,
revises
,
cancels
,
repays
,
gleans
,
approves
,
allots
,
rescinds
,
pays
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disregards
,
asks
,
abstains
,
deems
,
gives
,
waives
,
ignores
,
solicits
,
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,
redeems
,
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,
forgoes
,
seizes
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,
invokes
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relents
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accepts
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misplaces
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dispenses
,
chooses
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,
assigns
,
enacts
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abandons
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intervenes
,
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spurns
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clarifies
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procures
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gathers
,
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,
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,
cedes
,
rejects
,
reinstates
,
reaps
,
disappears
,
squanders
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acquires
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buries
,
owes
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restricts
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adopts
,
forgets
,
exempts
,
overrules
,
pours
,
deprives
,
embarrasses
,
displeases
,
withholds
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