payee

One to whom money is paid.

A person to whom money is paid or is to be paid; specifically, in law, the party in whose favor the promise or direction to pay negotiable paper is expressed.

The person to whom money is to be, or has been, paid; the person named in a bill or note, to whom, or to whose order, the amount is promised or directed to be paid. See Bill of exchange, under Bill.

One to whom money is paid.

a person to whom money is paid