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- [pey-ee]
- /peɪˈi/
- /peɪˈiː/
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- [pey-ee]
- /peɪˈi/
Definitions of payee word
- noun payee a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable. 1
- noun payee person to pay to 1
- countable noun payee The payee of a cheque or similar document is the person who should receive the money. 0
- noun payee the person to whom a cheque, money order, etc, is made out 0
- noun payee a person to whom money is paid or due 0
- noun payee the person to whom a payment is made or owed 0
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Origin of payee
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60; pay1 + -ee
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Parts of speech for Payee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
payee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
payee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for payee
noun payee
- assignee — a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
- bearer — The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you.
- beneficiary — Someone who is a beneficiary of something is helped by it.
- consignee — a person, agent, organization, etc, to which merchandise is consigned
- devisee — a person to whom property, esp realty, is devised by will
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