garnishee

UK: /ˌɡɑːnɪˈʃiː/ US: /ˌgɑrnɪˈʃi/ ,(gär′ni shē′)

Inflections of 'garnishee' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

garnishees

v 3rd person singular

garnisheeing

v pres p

garnisheed

v past

garnisheed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

gar•nish•ee /ˌgɑrnɪˈʃi/   v., -eed, -ee•ing, n., pl. -ees. [Law.]
v. [~ + object]

1. Law to make a claim to (money or property) by means of garnishment:
   The government will garnishee your wages until the money is repaid.

n. [countable]

2. Law a person told to hold money or property according to the terms of a garnishment.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

gar•nish•ee  (gär′ni shē′), v., -nish•eed, -nish•ee•ing, n. [Law.]
v.t. 

1. Law to attach (money or property) by garnishment.
2. Law to serve (a person) with a garnishment.

n. 

3. Law a person served with a garnishment.

• garnish + -ee 1620–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

garnishee / ˌɡɑːnɪˈʃiː/ noun

1. a person upon whom a garnishment has been served

verb ( -nishees, -nisheeing, -nisheed)(transitive)

1. to attach (a debt or other property) by garnishment
2. to serve (a person) with a garnishment