garnishee
/ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː/
garnishee noun: the person whose money is garnished.
Noun
garnishee (plural garnishees)
- The person whose money is garnished.
Verb
garnishee (third-person singular simple present garnishees, present participle garnisheeing, simple past and past participle garnisheed)
- To 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.
garnishee meaning in Tamil and Bengali
garnishee in Tamil
- பற்றுகைப் பொருள் வைத்திருப்பவர்
garnishee in Bengali
- ক্রোক করা
Forms of garnishee
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | garnishees |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | garnishees |
| present participle | garnisheeing |
| past participle | garnisheed |
| past | garnisheed |
Origin of garnishee
From garnish + -ee.
Words formed from garnishee
Questions about garnishee
- What does garnishee mean?
- Garnishee means the person whose money is garnished.
- What is garnishee in Tamil?
- Garnishee in Tamil is பற்றுகைப் பொருள் வைத்திருப்பவர். See Garnishee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is garnishee?
- Garnishee can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce garnishee?
- Garnishee is pronounced /ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː/.
- What is the plural of garnishee?
- The plural of garnishee is garnishees.
Words near garnishee in the dictionary
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