withholding tax

noun

: a deduction (as from wages, fees, or dividends) levied at a source of income as advance payment on income tax

Examples of withholding tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026

The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits. —Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026

In May, President Donald Trump's administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026

In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers. —Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for withholding tax

• anticlimax
• counterattacks
• hemothorax
• mesothorax
• metathorax
• pneumothorax
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Kids Definition

withholding tax

noun

: a deduction (as from one's wages) taken at a source of income (as one's employer) as an advance payment of income tax

Legal Definition

withholding tax

noun

with·​hold·​ing tax

: a deduction (as from wages, fees, or dividends) levied at a source of income as advance payment on income tax