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drawee

[ draw-ee ]

noun

Finance.
  1. a person on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn. draw.


drawee

/ »å°ùÉ”Ëˈ¾±Ë /

noun

  1. the person or organization on which a cheque or other order for payment is drawn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drawee1

First recorded in 1760–70; draw + -ee
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Example Sentences

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The State Bank of Utah is called the drawer; the National Park Bank of New York, on whom the draft is drawn, is the drawee; Henry L. Fowler is the payee.

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We have, therefore, to consider a fresh type of bill of which the drawer has no claim on the drawee, but, on the other hand, incurs a debt to the drawee.

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The person thereby required to pay is called the drawee.

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If the drawee acknowledges that this is the case, he signifies it when the bill is presented to him, by writing on the back the word "accepted," together with his name.

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An accommodation party is one who has signed the note as maker, drawee, acceptor or indorser without receiving value therefor, and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person.

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