drawee

/drȯ-ˈē/ (ame, mw)

drawee — noun

1. the person or bank whose name is written on a check, draft, or bill as the one t

1.名詞C2
釋義

the person or bank whose name is written on a check, draft, or bill as the one that must make the payment

例句

The restaurant's bank was the drawee on the check from the wedding planner.

drawee on + check

Before mailing the draft, Jude checked that the correct bank was listed as drawee.

list + bank + as drawee

同義詞
  • payer

    broader everyday word for the party that pays, not only on formal payment papers

  • payor

    legal or financial spelling used in some formal documents

  • paying bank

    used when the drawee is specifically a bank rather than another kind of party

反義詞
  • payee

    the person or business that receives the money

  • drawer

    the person who writes or issues the check, bill, or draft

文法句型

the drawee on + check/draft/bill

list/name + [bank or person] + as drawee

present + [document] + to the drawee

用法筆記

This word is mainly used in banking and legal documents rather than everyday speech. It names the party that must pay the document, while the drawer creates the document and the payee receives the money.

常見錯誤

❌I wrote my name in the drawee line on the check.
✅I wrote my name in the drawer line on the check.
💡The drawee is the payer named on the document; the drawer is the person who issues it.
❌The payee and the drawee are both my landlord.
✅My landlord is the payee, and the drawee is my bank.
💡The payee receives the money, but the drawee is the party that pays it.