1. past tense and past participle of 'withhold': to deduct or retain (taxes, wages, or other payments) from a person's income in an amount greater than necessary or required
Usage: commonly used in tax and payroll contexts; regular past tense form of 'overwithold'

Examples

• The employer overwithheld taxes from her paycheck, resulting in a large refund.
• If you overwithheld federal income tax, you can claim the excess on your tax return.
• He discovered that his company had overwithheld Social Security contributions.
• Many employees overwithheld during the year and received refunds in April.
• The payroll department overwithheld on his final check by mistake.