Withhold Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Withhold has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

hold back; refuse to hand over or share

"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

withhold keep back

retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

"My employer is withholding taxes"

withhold deduct recoup

To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

"After finding his wallet on the street, he felt guilty for withholding the money instead of returning it to the owner."