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garnishee

gar·nish·ee
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gahr-ni-shee]
    • /ˌgɑr nɪˈʃi/
    • /ɡˈɑːnɪʃˌiː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahr-ni-shee]
    • /ˌgɑr nɪˈʃi/

Definitions of garnishee word

  • verb with object garnishee to attach (money or property) by garnishment. 1
  • verb with object garnishee to serve (a person) with a garnishment. 1
  • noun garnishee a person served with a garnishment. 1
  • noun garnishee A third party who is served notice by a court to surrender money in settlement of a debt or claim. 1
  • noun garnishee a person upon whom a garnishment has been served 0
  • verb garnishee to attach (a debt or other property) by garnishment 0

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Origin of garnishee

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; garnish + -ee

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Parts of speech for Garnishee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

garnishee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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