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garnishee

noun verb

A wage earner who is served with a garnishment

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Word length
9
Starts with
G
Ends with
E
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
13

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noun

  1. A wage earner who is served with a garnishment

verb

  1. Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support

    “His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt”

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His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt

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