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recipient vs payee

payee vs recipient

recipient and payee both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recipient Yes No No No
payee Yes No No No
As nouns, payee is a hyponym of recipient; that is, payee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recipient:
  • recipient: a person who receives something
  • payee: a person to whom money is paid
recipient (noun) payee (noun)
the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause a person to whom money is paid
a person who receives something
Difference between recipient and payee

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