payee

P3A1Y4E1E1

noun

one to whom money is paid.

Opposite
payer
OriginEnglish pay ← Middle English payen ← Old French paiier →
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Meanings

nounpayee (plural payees)

plural payees

  1. one to whom money is paid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
payer

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂ḱs
  3. Proto-Italic*pāks
  4. Latinpāx
  5. Latinpācō
  6. Old Frenchpaiier
  7. Middle Englishpayen
  8. Englishpay
  9. Englishpayee

From pay + -ee.

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Translations

Bulgarian получател на пари
  • получател на пари (polučatel na pari)One to whom money is paid
Chinese Mandarin 受款人, 收款人
  • 受款人 (shòukuǎnrén)One to whom money is paid
  • 收款人 (shōukuǎnrén)One to whom money is paid
  • 領款人 /领款人 (lǐngkuǎnrén)One to whom money is paid
Czech příjemce, adresát
  • příjemceOne to whom money is paid
  • adresátOne to whom money is paid
Finnish saaja, maksettava
  • saajaOne to whom money is paid
  • maksettavaOne to whom money is paid
German Zahlungsempfänger
  • ZahlungsempfängerOne to whom money is paid
Hindi आदाता
  • आदाता (ādātā)One to whom money is paid
Italian beneficiario
  • beneficiarioOne to whom money is paid
Japanese 受取人
  • 受取人 (uketorinin)One to whom money is paid
Norwegian Bokmål betalingsmottaker, betalingsmottager
  • betalingsmottakerOne to whom money is paid
  • betalingsmottagerOne to whom money is paid
Romanian beneficiar
  • beneficiarOne to whom money is paid
Spanish beneficiario
  • beneficiarioOne to whom money is paid
Cite this entry
APA

payee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payee

MLA

“payee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “payee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payee.

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