drawee

American  

[draw-ee] / drɔˈi /

noun

Finance.

1. a person on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn. draw.

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drawee British  

/ drɔːˈiː /

noun

1. the person or organization on which a cheque or other order for payment is drawn

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Etymology

Origin of drawee

First recorded in 1760–70; draw + -ee

Example Sentences

The State Bank of Utah is called the drawer; the National Park Bank of New York, on whom the draft is drawn, is the drawee; Henry L. Fowler is the payee.

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We have, therefore, to consider a fresh type of bill of which the drawer has no claim on the drawee, but, on the other hand, incurs a debt to the drawee.

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In Scotland it has long been the law that a bill may operate as an assignment of funds in the hands of the drawee, and � 53 of the act preserves this rule.

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If the drawee acknowledges that this is the case, he signifies it when the bill is presented to him, by writing on the back the word "accepted," together with his name.

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And if the note is addressed to a drawee he must be named or indicated with reasonable certainty.

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