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Withheld

/wɪˈθhɛld/
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(adj) That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.

A 10% tax will be withheld from the payment to you.
In Japan, the payroll tax is usually withheld from the monthly salary.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager ____ the information from the team until he was sure that the facts were completely and mostly correct today.

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