Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attachment of earnings

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: at-tach-men-t of earn-ings
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal process by which a creditor may take funds directly from the debtor’s wages.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Attachment of earnings is administered by the county courts; the procedure can be used for High Court judgments, but they must be transferred to the county court for the purpose."

Usage

Inflected Forms

attachments of earnings (plural)

Derived Forms

AEO

Questions

What does attachment of earnings mean?: A legal process by which a creditor may take funds directly from the debtor’s wages.

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