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underwithhold

underwithhold verb: to withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.

Verb

underwithhold (third-person singular simple present underwithholds, present participle underwithholding, simple past and past participle underwithheld)

  1. To withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.
    Antonyms:
    overwithhold

Antonyms of underwithhold

Forms of underwithhold

third-person singular presentunderwithholds
present participleunderwithholding
past participleunderwithheld
pastunderwithheld

Origin of underwithhold

From under- + withhold.

Questions about underwithhold

What does underwithhold mean?
Underwithhold means to withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.
What part of speech is underwithhold?
Underwithhold is a verb.
What is the past tense of underwithhold?
The past tense of underwithhold is underwithheld.

Words near underwithhold in the dictionary

  1. underwires
  2. underwiring
  3. underwise
  4. underwit
  5. underwithheld
  6. underwithhold
  7. underwithholding
  8. underwithholds
  9. underwits
  10. underwitted
  11. underwomaned

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