- present tense form of withhold (3rd person singular).
withholds
Example Sentences
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Amazon repeated a statement it made in response to the initial report, saying any suggestion that it intentionally withholds country-of-origin information is incorrect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Each employer’s payroll system withholds taxes based only on the wages it pays you and does not account for your other income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Today, the court holds that one exception — the postal exception — prevents individuals from recovering for injuries based on a postal employee’s intentional misconduct, including when an employee maliciously withholds their mail,” Sotomayor wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
To satisfy the taxes, the company withholds a certain number of shares from the employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The Limitationist withholds assertion from lack of satisfying evidence.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
