Word: withholding
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: with
hol
ding
Definition: The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
Morphemes:
Affix: with-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Prefix meaning "back; back around; in reverse; in return".
Affix: hold
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The wager amount, the total hold.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.