GARNISH Definition

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GARNISH is to take a debtors wages under a legal order, e.g. for child support or an IRS tax liability.

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INVENTORY TAG is a tag attached to inventory items that identifies the inventory items to aid in counting the physical inventory.

CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING is aimed at protecting consumption patterns from the impact of shocks, and can take effect either before or after their occurrence. Post-shock responses include modifying consumption, raising income by mobilizing labor or selling assets, drawing on informal or formal sources of savings, or activating claims on informal insurance mechanisms.

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