WITHHOLD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster keep, retain, detain, withhold, reserve mean to hold in one's possession or under one's control keep may suggest a holding securely in one's possession, custody, or control retain implies continued keeping, especially against threatened seizure or forced loss detain suggests a delay in letting go
WITHHOLD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence Police are withholding the dead woman's name until her relatives have been informed She withheld her rent until the landlord agreed to have the repairs done
Withheld - definition of withheld by The Free Dictionary 1 keep secret, keep, refuse, hide, reserve, retain, sit on (informal), conceal, suppress, hold back, keep back Police withheld the victim's name until her relatives had been informed
withhold verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of withhold verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary withhold something (from somebody something) to refuse to give something to somebody synonym keep back She was accused of withholding information from the police Payment was withheld until the work was completed
Withheld vs Withhold - Whats the difference? - WikiDiff As verbs the difference between withheld and withhold is that withheld is past tense of withhold while withhold is to keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner
withheld - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Business to keep from giving or granting: He withheld his support of the project Business to collect (taxes) at the source of income, esp as a deduction from salary or wages