payee

Money order beneficiary

A payee is the person or entity to whom money is paid.

On a check, the payee is the name written after "Pay to the order of." The term appears in banking, accounting, and legal contexts to distinguish who receives payment from who makes it (the payer): List the payee's full legal name.

check

endorsement

Formal expression of support

cash · deposit · void · blank check · certified check · cashier's check · money order · third party · endorsee · check fraud

beneficiary

heir

One who receives legacy

estate · trustee · recipient · grantee · assignee · successor · dependent · claimant · ward · pensioner

banking

recipient

One who receives something

wire transfer · electronic transfer · routing number · account number · bank details · remittance · clearing · settlement · funds transfer · Zelle

business

vendor

One who sells goods

client · service provider · freelancer · consultant · subcontractor · landlord · lessor · utility company · creditor · seller

accounting

accounts payable

Outstanding debts to suppliers

bookkeeping · disbursement · voucher · expense · creditor · receivable · net 30 · reconciliation · audit trail · check register

Categories
Opposites
direction of payment in a financial transaction

payeepayer

One who settles debts

payor · remitter · drawer · maker · debtor

Phrases
Family

pay, payment, repay, payer, prepay, overpay, underpay, payees, nonpayer

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