[] () ( ˌdrawee ˈbank) the bank of the person or organization that has written a cheque, which is therefore asked to pay the amount written on it to the person named受票人；付款人◆The cheque was dishonoured (= not paid) by the drawee (bank) because there were insufficient funds in the account.这张支票被受票人（银行）拒付，因为账户里没有足够的款项。➡drawer , payee the bank or company that agrees to pay the amount written on a bill of exchange （汇票的）付款人