withhold

Verbs

  • (v) hold back; refuse to hand over or share
    • The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room
    keep back,
  • (v) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
    • My employer is withholding taxes
    deduct, recoup,

Synonyms

keep back deduct recoup

Words of close approximity

withholder withholding withholding tax