garnisheed

/ˌɡɑːrniˈʃt/ /ɡɑːrˈniːʃt/

Meanings

verb

Embargar

To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.

Examples :

"Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt."

Su cuenta bancaria fue embargada para pagar una deuda fiscal pendiente.

Related Words

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particularmente, especialmente

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Los aperitivos fueron particularmente estimulantes.

outstanding verb

/ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ/ /ˌaʊʔˈstændɪŋ/

Resistir, aguantar

"The firefighters outstanding the intense heat for hours, keeping the fire from spreading. "

Los bomberos resistieron el intenso calor durante horas, evitando que el fuego se propagara.

court noun

/kɔːt/ /kɔɹt/

Patio, corte

"The girls were playing in the court."

Las chicas estaban jugando en el patio.

debts noun

/dɛts/

Deudas, obligaciones

"Option 1 (Focus on financial debts): > Maria worked extra hours to pay off her debts from college. Option 2 (Focus on moral debts): > After his neighbor helped him during a difficult time, he felt he had debts of gratitude to repay. "

fiscal noun

/ˈfɪskəl/

Fiscal

"The fiscal for the city's schools oversaw the budget for the upcoming year. "

El fiscal de las escuelas de la ciudad supervisó el presupuesto para el próximo año.

alleged verb

/əˈledʒd/ /əˈledʒɪd/

Alegar, declarar

"The student alleged that he had not cheated on the test. "

El estudiante alegó que no había hecho trampa en el examen.

aside noun

/əˈsaɪd/

Aparte

"During the meeting, Sarah made an aside to her boss, suggesting a new approach to the project. "

Durante la reunión, Sarah hizo un aparte a su jefe, sugiriendo un nuevo enfoque para el proyecto.

account noun

/ə.ˈkaʊnt/

Cuenta, registro

"The family's monthly account showed they spent more than their income. "

La cuenta mensual de la familia mostraba que gastaron más de sus ingresos.

garnish noun

/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/ /ˈɡɑɹnɪʃ/

Guarnición, juego de vajilla

"My grandmother's wedding china included a beautiful garnish of pewter dishes. "

La vajilla de boda de mi abuela incluía una hermosa guarnición de platos de peltre.

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

Dinero, moneda

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

El gobierno utiliza dinero para pagar los salarios de los maestros.

order noun

/ˈɔːdə/ /ˈɔɹdɚ/

Orden, disposición

"The order of the books on the shelf was alphabetical by author. "

El orden de los libros en la estantería era alfabético por autor.

payment noun

/ˈpeɪmənt/

Pago

"The payment for the new shoes was made with a credit card. "

El pago de los zapatos nuevos se realizó con tarjeta de crédito.