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withholding Meaning in French (withholding signification en français)

nounrétention, retenue
verbretenant
Synonymes:détentionsuppression
rétention in English:withholding
Phonetic:ʁetɑ̃sjɔ̃
Plural: withholdings
Gender:Féminin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de withholding en français est rétention, retenue, retenant. (L'acte de retenir ou de garder quelque chose, en particulier des informations ou un paiement, qui est dû ou attendu.)

Definitions of Withholding

  1. 1
    noun
    rétention

    The act of holding back or retaining something, especially information or payment, that is due or expected.

    L'acte de retenir ou de garder quelque chose, en particulier des informations ou un paiement, qui est dû ou attendu.

  2. 2
    noun
    retenue

    A deduction from income, especially for tax purposes.

    Une déduction sur le revenu, en particulier à des fins fiscales.

  3. 3
    verb
    retenant

    The present participle form of the verb 'to withhold', meaning to refuse to give something or to hold something back.

    La forme du participe présent du verbe 'to withhold', signifiant refuser de donner quelque chose ou retenir quelque chose.

Example Sentences

“The company was criticized for the withholding of crucial information from the public.”

L'entreprise a été critiquée pour la rétention d'informations cruciales du public.

“Tax withholding is automatically deducted from your paycheck.”

La retenue à la source est automatiquement déduite de votre salaire.

“He was withholding his true feelings from his family.”

Il retenait ses vrais sentiments de sa famille.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

retenuedétentionsuppression

In English:

retentionsuppressionconcealmentdeduction

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

libérationcessionremise

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivewithhold
third person singularwithholds
past tensewithheld
agent nounwithholder

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

tax withholdingcollocation

A portion of an employee's wages that is not included in their paycheck but is instead remitted directly to the federal, state, or local tax authority.

withholding informationcollocation

The act of intentionally keeping facts or details secret.