garnishment
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Noun
- A court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
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Words that sound like the term "garnishment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | exorbitant | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | grigoryant | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "garnishment".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | punishment | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | garment | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | garments | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | astonishment | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | arisen | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | punishments | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | banishment | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | replenishment | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | nourishment | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | garnet | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | garish | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | garnishes | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | garnished | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | blandishment | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | admonishment | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | garnish | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | blandishments | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | grishman | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | gansen | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | arment | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
U.S. Department of Education Announces Pause on Administrative Wage Garnishments and Treasury Offset Program For Millions of Americans With Defaulted Student Loans
Jan 16, 2026 Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC)
Jan 16, 2026 Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC)
PAYMENT PLAN: Senators Say ‘Sweet Spot’ Still Elusive on Bill to Curb Medical Debt Garnishments
Dec 10, 2025 the indiana citizen
Dec 10, 2025 the indiana citizen
Late on your student loans? There are ways to avoid garnishment.
Jan 17, 2026 Pittsburgh's Public Source
Jan 17, 2026 Pittsburgh's Public Source
Student-loan borrowers in default are set to see their paychecks garnished in early January
Dec 23, 2025 Business Insider
Dec 23, 2025 Business Insider