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1. recipient.


2. insurance company that receives a premium payment from a payer.


3. insured or beneficiary who receives a loss or benefit payment from an insurer.

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The person who is to receive the stated amount of money on a check, bill, or note.

A party who receives payment.

Investopedia Says:
In the case of a promissory note, with which one party promises to pay another party a predetermined sum, the party receiving the payment is known as the payee. The party making the payment is known as the payer.

In the case of coupon payments from bonds, the party receiving the coupons is the payee, whereas the bond issuer would be referred to as the payer.

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IN BRIEF: A person to whom money has been or is to be paid.

The payee received a check for the amount she was owed by her employer.

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See words rhyming with "payee."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - modtager, remittent

Nederlands (Dutch)
begunstigde

Français (French)
n. - bénéficiaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zahlungsempfänger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικον.) δικαιούχος πληρωμής

Italiano (Italian)
creditore, pagato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa a quem se paga (f)

Русский (Russian)
получатель, бенефициар

Español (Spanish)
n. - tenedor, beneficiario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - betalningsmottagare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收款人, 领款人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 收款人, 領款人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수취인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 受取人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المدفوع له‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקבל התשלום, זכאי לתשלום‬

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