withholding tax

noun
🔊/wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ tæks/, 🔊/wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ tæks/
🔊/wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ tæks/, 🔊/wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ tæks/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. (in the US) an amount of money that is taken out of somebody’s income as tax and paid directly to the government(美国由雇主从员工收入中扣除并直接交给政府的)须扣税款