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payee

[ pey-ee ]

noun

  1. a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.


payee

/ ±è±ðɪˈ¾±Ë /

noun

  1. the person to whom a cheque, money order, etc, is made out
  2. a person to whom money is paid or due
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of payee1

First recorded in 1750–60; pay 1 + -ee
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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.

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Hayes allegedly deposited the checks in her accounts at various banks by forging the signatures of payees, prosecutors said.

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Jack also approved these – which meant he had been tricked into setting up three new payees.

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On this occasion, McLaughlin requested that the payee line be left blank on the cheque - and instead of purchasing the memorial items - McLaughlin filled in his own name and pocketed the £1,000.

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He could also alter payee account details without “authorisation or verificationâ€, which he did to transfer money to himself.

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