payee

Example Sentences

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Sometimes foreign companies will withhold local taxes from dividends before sending them to a U.S. payee.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

As a taxpayer, a Social Security payee, and someone who appreciates efficiency and good government, I am grateful to them.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

Additionally, it must disclose the specific amount or percentage of the main participant or account holder’s retirement benefits that will be paid out to the alternate payee.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2024

If a bank does not know the payee, it generally sends a paper check on your behalf, but the checks may have your account number and other information on them, leaving them susceptible to fraud.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024

A bank, for example, that pays the check of a depositor under the erroneous belief that it has sufficient funds, may not recover from the payee the excess to the depositor's credit.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney