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overwithhold

overwithhold verb: to withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.

Verb

overwithhold (third-person singular simple present overwithholds, present participle overwithholding, simple past and past participle overwithheld)

  1. To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.
    Antonyms:
    underwithhold

Antonyms of overwithhold

Forms of overwithhold

third-person singular presentoverwithholds
present participleoverwithholding
past participleoverwithheld
pastoverwithheld

Origin of overwithhold

From over- + withhold.

Questions about overwithhold

What does overwithhold mean?
Overwithhold means to withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.
What part of speech is overwithhold?
Overwithhold is a verb.
What is the past tense of overwithhold?
The past tense of overwithhold is overwithheld.

Words near overwithhold in the dictionary

  1. overwise
  2. overwisely
  3. overwit
  4. overwithered
  5. overwithheld
  6. overwithhold
  7. overwithholding
  8. overwithholds
  9. overwits
  10. overwitted
  11. overwitting

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