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garnishee

/ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
gar-nishee
IPA
/ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person whose money is garnished.

verb

To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From garnish + -ee.

Usage

Inflected Forms

garnishees (plural) garnishees (present, singular) garnisheeing (participle, present) garnisheed (participle, past) garnisheed (past)

Derived Forms

garnisheement

Frequently Paired Words

garnishor

Synonyms

garnish

Questions

How do you pronounce garnishee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː/.
What does garnishee mean?
The person whose money is garnished.
Where does garnishee come from?
From garnish + -ee.

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