withholding
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of deducting from an employee's salary
Types & categories
- subtraction hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
Types & categories
- income tax hypernym
- PAYE hyponym
Related & opposite
- deduct derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control
I resented his withholding permission
Types & categories
- retention hypernym
Related & opposite
- withhold derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deduct |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | taxation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | subtraction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deduct |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | income tax |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | PAYE |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | withhold |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | retention |