"drawee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drawees [plural]
Etymology: From draw + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|draw|ee}} draw + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} drawee (plural drawees)
  1. (law) The party directed to pay the amount of a draft or cheque. Categories (topical): Law, People Related terms: drawer Translations (party directed to pay): maksaja (Finnish), trassat [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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