drawee

/drɔːˈiː/
noun
  1. The person or bank that is ordered to pay a sum of money on a check or draft.
    • When you write a check, your bank is the drawee that pays the money.
    • In a bank draft, the drawee is usually a financial institution.
    • The drawee refused to honor the draft because the account had insufficient funds.
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