payee
受取人
解説 Definition
支払いまたは金銭を受け取る人。約束手形、小切手、または支払い文書の受取人。
A payee is the person or organization that receives money in a payment. This word is common in banking, checks, and official financial documents. It is the opposite role of the payer.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず pair で覚えると定着しやすい語です。payer が「支払う側」、payee は語尾の -ee が付いて「受ける側」。employee / employer のように、-ee は動作を受ける人に出やすい形だとまとめて覚えると他語にも応用できます。実際の場面は check, transfer, contract などお金のやり取りで、the payee’s name は「受取人名」。payer と一字違いで混同しやすいので、書類では『-ee が受け取る人』と反射で判別できるようにすると強いです。
Learn it with `payer`. `Payer` gives the money, but `payee` has `-ee`, a common ending for the person who receives an action, like in `employee`. On forms, train your eye to think: `-ee` = the receiving side.
例文
The check should be made out to the payee's name.
小切手は受取人の名前で作成されるべきです。
As the payee, she received the monthly payments on time.
受取人として、彼女は毎月の支払いを時間通りに受け取りました。
The payee information must be included on the invoice.
受取人情報は請求書に含まれる必要があります。
payee の類義語・関連語
payee の語源・成り立ち Etymology
payee はフランス語由来の pay「支払う」が英語に入った語に、受け手を示す接尾辞 -ee が付いた形です。つまり「支払いを受ける人」という構造で、payment や payer と並べると役割の違いが形から見えてきます。
"Payee" was formed in English from the verb "pay," which came through French from Latin roots, plus the suffix "-ee," used for the person receiving an action. So the word literally means "the person who is paid." It developed alongside related forms like "payer" and "payment," which show different roles in the same act.
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