Also means
retention
Usage Note
Ritenuta most commonly appears in the phrase ritenuta alla fonte ('withholding at source'), the Italian equivalent of payroll tax withholding. It can also mean the general act of retaining or holding back something, but the fiscal sense dominates in modern usage.
Examples
"La ritenuta fiscale è automatica in busta paga."
Natural Translation
The tax withholding is automatic on the payslip.
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