drawee
n . 付款人
付款人
drawee n 1 :
the person (
or bank )
who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment drawee \
draw *
ee "\,
n . (
Law )
The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn ; --
the correlative of drawer .
[
1913 Webster ]
DRAWEE .
A person to whom a bill of exchange is addressed ,
and who is requested to pay the amount of money therein mentioned .
2 .
The drawee may be only one person ,
or there may be several persons .
The drawee may be a third person ,
or a man may draw a bill on himself .
18 Ves .
jr .
69 ;
Carth .
509 ;
1 Show .
163 ;
3 Burr .
1077 .
3 .
The drawee should accept or refuse to accept the bill at furthest within twenty -
four hours after presentment .
2 Smith '
s R .
243 ;
1 Ld .
Raym .
281 Com .
Dig .
Merchant ,
F 6 ;
Marius ,
15 ;
but it is said the holder is entitled .
to a definite answer if the mail go out in the meantime .
Marius '
62 .
In case the bill has been left with the drawee for his acceptance ,
he will be considered as having accepted it ,
if he keep the bill a great length of time ,
or do any other act which gives credit to the bill ,
and induces the holder not to protest it ;
or is intended as a surprise upon him ,
and to induce him to consider the bill as accepted .
Chit .
on Bills ,
227 .
When he accepts it ,
it is his duty to pay it at maturity .
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