noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The person whose money is garnished.
2. 2
   a wage earner who is served with a garnishment wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish. transitive

   "Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt."

2. 2
   take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

garnish

Example

More examples

"Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt."

Etymology

From garnish + -ee.

Related phrases

court order

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