garnishee

garnishee is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money.
2. transitive verb. To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment; to garnish.
3. transitive verb. To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment); to trustee.
4. noun. a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
5. verb. take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support

   "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"

   Synonyms: garnish

Synonyms

garnish

Common word forms

garnisheed, garnishees, garnisheing, garnisheeing, garnisheement

Words from these letters

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