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over·with·hold | \ ˌō-vər-with-ˈhōld 
, -wit͟h- \
, -wit͟h- \overwithheld\ ˌō-vər-with-ˈheld , -wit͟h- \; overwithholding
, -wit͟h- \; overwithholdingDefinition of overwithhold
: to withhold too much of (something) especially : to deduct a greater amount of (money) from an employee's pay for tax than the employee is legally required to pay At least two-thirds of us overwithhold our pay for federal tax purposes. — Brent Hunsberger If you often get a big tax refund, you're overwithholding. — Sheryl Nance-Nash
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The first known use of overwithhold was in 1949
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