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TermTaxes

Withholding

Tax your employer takes from each paycheck and sends to the government.

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Too much means a big refund (a free loan to the government); too little means a bill.

About this entry: short by design — every term in The Money Translator gets a one-sentence definition and a one-sentence reason to care. Some terms get deeper guides under the work.

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