drawee

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti

Proto-Germanic *draganą

Proto-West Germanic *dragan

Old English dragan

Middle English drawen

English draw

English -ee

English drawee

From draw + -ee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɹɔːˈiː/
  • (intrusive R) IPA^(key): /dɹɔːˈɹiː/

Noun

drawee (plural drawees)

1. (law) The party directed to pay the amount of a draft or cheque.

Related terms

• drawer

Translations

party directed to pay

• Catalan: lliurat (ca) m, lliurada (ca) f
• Finnish: maksaja (fi)
• French: tiré (fr) m, tirée (fr) f
• Swedish: trassat (sv) c

Anagrams

• Wearde, weared, wereda