garnishee
garnishee · garnishees · garnisheed · garnisheeing
To have set aside by court orderTo have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.
/ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː/
Meaning
1 sensesTo have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.
Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt.
More definitions
- take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
Origin
From garnish + -ee.From garnish + -ee.
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Forms
garnishees, garnisheeing, garnisheed, garnisheed| Base form | garnishee · to garnishee |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | garnishees |
| Present participle | garnisheeing |
| Past simple | garnisheed |
| Past participle | garnisheed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support:garnish
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.