payee

[pey-ee]

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noun

a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.

Origin of payee

First recorded in 1750–60; pay¹ + -ee

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Related Words for payee

heir, recipient, beneficiary, collector, consignee, payee, possessor, receiver, successor, inheritor, devisee, grantee, donee, assignee, stipendiary, legatee, heiress

Examples from the Web for payee

Historical Examples of payee

If the remitter or payee be a Peer or a Bishop, his ordinary title is sufficient.
Canadian Postal Guide
Various
Not the association of bankruptcy—no; as you represent the payee!
The Outcry
Henry James
The date was filled in, and the name of her son as the payee.
The Scarlet Feather
Houghton Townley
He say he knock hellee outee me allee time I come for payee.
Stories in Light and Shadow
Bret Harte
That is, he writes his name thereon, before the payee indorses it.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3
Various

British Dictionary definitions for payee

payee

noun

the person to whom a cheque, money order, etc, is made out
a person to whom money is paid or due

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Word Origin and History for payee

1758, from pay (v.) + -ee.