withhold
/wɪθ'hoʊld/
verb
8 letters2 syllables18 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments.
“My employer is withholding taxes”
2
Hold back; refuse to hand over or share.
“The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room”
WORD FORMS
Related formwithholder
Related formwithholding
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinithholdway
Starts & ends withW … D
Syllableswith · hold
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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