garnishment
noun
gar·nish·ment
ˈgär-nish-mənt 
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a high-end caterer whose dishes feature an array of over-the-top garnishments
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And involuntary collections actions, including Treasury Offset and administrative wage garnishment, are expected to resume later in 2025.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Chip Somodevilla | Getty This year, for the first time in roughly five years, borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loan debt will face collection activity, including the garnishment of their wages and retirement benefits.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Federal student loan holders who default can have tax refunds withheld, wage garnishments and even have limits placed on their Social Security benefits.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
And as of this month, servicers are able to resume collecting on defaulted loans through wage garnishments.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Chip Somodevilla | Getty This year, for the first time in roughly five years, borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loan debt will face collection activity, including the garnishment of their wages and retirement benefits.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Federal student loan holders who default can have tax refunds withheld, wage garnishments and even have limits placed on their Social Security benefits.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
And as of this month, servicers are able to resume collecting on defaulted loans through wage garnishments.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Garnishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garnishment. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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