garnishment
noun
gar·nish·ment
ˈgär-nish-mənt 
Examples of garnishment in a Sentence
a high-end caterer whose dishes feature an array of over-the-top garnishments
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Efforts to resume collections officially kicked off in May, with the Department of Education (ED) warning that if appropriate steps are not taken to resolve the issue, student loan borrowers will be subject to wage garnishment and could see their credit scores take a significant hit.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Defaulted borrowers at risk of wage garnishment Student loan collections efforts had largely been on pause since the pandemic began in March 2020, but Trump administration officials have said that taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook when people don’t repay their education debt.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 June 2025
The pause also does not appear to include the administrative wage garnishment program, which allows the government to order private and non-federal employers to garnish up to 15% of a defaulted federal student loan borrower’s paycheck.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Default judgments can have dire consequences, including wage garnishments.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 30 May 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Defaulted borrowers at risk of wage garnishment Student loan collections efforts had largely been on pause since the pandemic began in March 2020, but Trump administration officials have said that taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook when people don’t repay their education debt.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 June 2025
The pause also does not appear to include the administrative wage garnishment program, which allows the government to order private and non-federal employers to garnish up to 15% of a defaulted federal student loan borrower’s paycheck.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Default judgments can have dire consequences, including wage garnishments.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for garnishment
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“Garnishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garnishment. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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garnishment
noun
gar·nish·ment
ˈgär-nish-mənt
: 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
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