payee

noun

pay·​ee (ˌ)pā-ˈē 

: one to whom money is or is to be paid

The payee must endorse the back of the check.

Examples of payee in a Sentence

The payee must endorse the back of the check.

Recent Examples on the Web

Set alerts for logins, withdrawals, transfers, new payees and password changes whenever your financial institution offers them. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

The thief can change the amount and the payee and deposit the check themselves. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Account and name checks belong at onboarding, when the payee is inside your product and can correct a typo immediately. — Ran Grushkowsky, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The park district was reportedly listed as the customer and payee in the contract. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for payee

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

payee

noun

pay·​ee pā-ˈē 

: one to whom money is paid or is to be paid

Legal Definition

payee

noun

pay·​ee ˌpā-ˈē 

: a person to whom money is to be or has been paid

specifically : the person named in a bill of exchange, note, or check as the one to whom the amount is directed to be paid compare drawee, drawer