GRE vocabulary
garnish
to withhold part of a person's wages by legal authority to settle a debt
In a sentence
Garnish in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing garnish in a sentence.
The court ordered his employer to garnish a portion of his salary until the debt was repaid.
Synonyms
Antonyms
releaseremit
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Questions about “garnish”
Garnish (verb) means to withhold part of a person's wages by legal authority to settle a debt
Here is garnish used in an example sentence: "The court ordered his employer to garnish a portion of his salary until the debt was repaid."
Common synonyms for garnish include attach, withhold, sequester, appropriate.
Antonyms of garnish include release, remit.
Garnish is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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