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draw·ee

 (drô′ē′)
n.
The party on which an order for the payment of money is drawn.
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drawee

(drɔːˈiː)
n
(Banking & Finance) the person or organization on which a cheque or other order for payment is drawn
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draw•ee

(drɔˈi)

n.
a person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.drawee - the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment
acceptor - the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
payer, remunerator - a person who pays money for something
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Translations

drawee

[drɔːˈiː] Ngirado/a m/f, librado/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

drawee

[drɔːˈiː] ntiré m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

drawee

n (Fin) → Bezogene(r) mf, → Trassat m (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

drawee

[drɔːˈiː] n (Fin) → trassato, trattario
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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The rule placing forged check losses on drawees dates back to the 18th century.