obligee

IPA/ˌɒb.lɪˈdʒiː/
IPA/ˌɑː.bləˈdʒiː/

obligee — noun

  • obligeesingular
  • obligeesplural

1. in a contract or other legal agreement, the party who has a legal right to recei

1.名詞C2
釋義

in a contract or other legal agreement, the party who has a legal right to receive money, goods, or a service that another party has promised

例句

Under the loan contract, Inês was the obligee, and the borrower had to repay her.

obligee as the party owed repayment under a contract

As the obligee on the bond, Esme could demand payment if the work stayed unfinished.

obligee on [a bond]

同義詞
  • creditor

    narrower — specifically someone owed money, while an obligee may be owed any duty

  • payee

    the one named to receive a single payment, without the broader legal-obligation sense

反義詞
  • obligor

    the party who owes the duty or payment to the obligee

用法筆記

Always paired with its opposite, 'obligor', the party who owes the duty; the obligee is the one entitled to receive it. Common in contract, surety-bond, and family-support law.

常見錯誤

❌The borrower is the obligee.
✅The borrower is the obligor; the lender is the obligee.
💡the obligee is owed the duty, not the one who performs it.