🔤 Withhold ✨

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rokna, dabana, chupana, baaz rakhna

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📚verb

withhold

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DEFINITION

hold back, refuse to give, suppress, deduct, restrain

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The bank has the authority to withhold approval on loan applications that fail basic credit checks. It is unethical for a witness to withhold critical facts during an ongoing criminal police investigation. Employers must withhold appropriate income tax amounts from monthly salary payments made to full time staff. She tried hard to withhold her laughter during the funny but formal school assembly performance. Parents should not withhold affection or basic support as a form of punishment for minor mistakes.

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deduct deny detain hide keep back refuse repress retain suppress

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concede disclose furnish grant give offer release