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

For example, when a potential victim is determined to send funds to a new payee, like a new romantic interest, asking the right questions could result in a pause in activity. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The new institutional payments initiative will see athletic departments dispense payments through PayPal to payees. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025

But given that there are several types of benefits going out to 70 million payees, not every claimant receives their money at the same time. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025

So, while one payment of $500 wouldn’t trigger a form, two payments of $500 to a single payee during the year require a Form 1099 for the full $1,000. —Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

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