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单词 garnishments
释义

garnishment

noun

gar·​nish·​ment ˈgär-nish-mənt How to pronounce garnishment (audio)
1
: ornament, garnish
2
: a legal summons or warning concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a debt
3
: a stoppage of a specified sum from wages to satisfy a creditor or a legal obligation (such as child support)

Synonyms

  • adornment
  • beautifier
  • caparison
  • decoration
  • doodad
  • embellisher
  • embellishment
  • frill
  • garnish
  • garniture
  • ornament
  • ornamentation
  • setoff
  • trim
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Example Sentences

a high-end caterer whose dishes feature an array of over-the-top garnishments
Recent Examples on the Web Defaulted student loans can trigger the Department of Education to command garnishment for tax refunds, wages, and Social Security. Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022 Last month, an application for writ of garnishment was filed in federal court, stating a judgment was entered in his case and $20,100 is owed from him. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022 Calculations done by the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce using state minimum wage from January 2023 found that this means that a person earning a W-2 income of less than $50,000 would be exempt from wage garnishment. Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022 Some communities send debt from school tickets to collection agencies and warn of wage garnishment, liens and loss of driving privileges if the debt is not paid. Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 Borrowers in default have long faced wage garnishment, damage to their credit and substantial collections fees. cleveland, 16 Apr. 2022 Those falsely accused of fraud were subjected to quadruple penalties and collections techniques such as wage garnishment and seizure of income tax refunds. Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2022 Once the payment pause and collections suspension ends this May, borrowers in default on their federal student loans may be subject to administrative wage garnishment, offset of Social Security benefits, and seizure of federal tax refunds. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Prosecutors can’t discuss Hayes’ employment at a West Palm Beach restaurant regarding any complaints of harassment or garnishment of his wages due to child support. Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

(sense 1) garnish entry 1 + -ment; (senses 2 & 3) borrowed from Anglo-French garnissement "warning, notification, notification concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a debt," from garniss-, stem of garnir "to give notice, warn, give legal summons" + -ment -ment — more at garnish entry 1

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

garnishment

noun

gar·​nish·​ment ˈgär-nish-mənt How to pronounce garnishment (audio)
: a remedial device used by a creditor to have property of the debtor or money owed to the debtor that is in the possession of a third party attached to pay the debt to the creditor
specifically : attachment of the debtor's wages to satisfy a judgment compare wage assignment at assignment

garnishments

noun

plural of garnishment
as in ornaments
something that decorates or beautifies a high-end caterer whose dishes feature an array of over-the-top garnishments

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • ornaments
  • ornamentations
  • decorations
  • garnishes
  • adornments
  • trims
  • setoffs
  • garnitures
  • embellishments
  • beautifiers
  • embellishers
  • caparisons
  • doodads
  • frills
  • embroideries
  • glitters
  • frostings
  • furnishings
  • fineries
  • enhancements
  • filigrees
  • improvements
  • figures
  • apparels
  • flounces
  • bells and whistles
  • appliqués
  • fripperies
  • ruffles
  • enrichments
  • flourishes
  • chichis
  • furbelows
  • embossments
  • blazonries
  • emblazonries
  • patterns
  • foofaraws
  • designs
  • frou-frous
  • trappings
  • bric-a-brac
  • froufrous
  • fal-lals
  • regalia
  • gilts
  • fancyworks
  • bedizenments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • blemishes
  • scars
  • stains
  • disfigurements
  • defacements
  • blots
  • spots
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