Standard Lemma guide

payee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P EY2 IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

one to whom money is paid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person to whom money is paid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: recipient, receiver

History

Etymology

From pay + -ee.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: получател на пари (polučatel na pari) — One to whom money is paid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 受款人 (shòukuǎnrén) — One to whom money is paid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收款人 (shōukuǎnrén) — One to whom money is paid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 領款人 /领款人 (lǐngkuǎnrén) — One to whom money is paid
  • Czech: příjemce — One to whom money is paid
  • Czech: adresát — One to whom money is paid
  • Finnish: saaja — One to whom money is paid
  • Finnish: maksettava — One to whom money is paid
  • German: Zahlungsempfänger — One to whom money is paid
  • Hindi: आदाता (ādātā) — One to whom money is paid
  • Italian: beneficiario — One to whom money is paid
  • Japanese: 受取人 (uketorinin) — One to whom money is paid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: betalingsmottaker — One to whom money is paid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: betalingsmottager — One to whom money is paid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: betalingsmottakar — One to whom money is paid
  • Romanian: beneficiar — One to whom money is paid
  • Spanish: beneficiario — One to whom money is paid