promisee

[ prom-uh-see ]

/ ˌprɒm əˈsi /

noun Law.

a person to whom a promise is made.

Origin of promisee

First recorded in 1725–35; promise + -ee

Words nearby promisee

prominent moth, promiscuity, promiscuous, promise, Promised Land, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory, promissory note, promo

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Example sentences from the Web for promisee

They may be that he has made an oral promise, and that the promisee has furnished him a consideration.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Is something beneficial to the promisee a sufficient consideration to a contract?
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3|Various
The promiser is bound to perform what both he and the promisee understood to be undertaken.
The Methods of Ethics|Henry Sidgwick
In many cases a promisee may incur a detriment without thereby furnishing a consideration.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

And, secondly, a different question arises when we consider the possibility of injuring the promisee by fulfilling the promise.
The Methods of Ethics|Henry Sidgwick

British Dictionary definitions for promisee

promisee

/ (ˌprɒmɪˈsiː) /

noun

contract law a person to whom a promise is madeSee promisor

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单词	promisee
释义	promisee [ prom-uh-see ] / ˌprɒm əˈsi / noun Law. a person to whom a promise is made. Origin of promisee First recorded in 1725–35; promise + -ee Words nearby promisee prominent moth, promiscuity, promiscuous, promise, Promised Land, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory, promissory note, promo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for promisee They may be that he has made an oral promise, and that the promisee has furnished him a consideration. The Common Law\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Is something beneficial to the promisee a sufficient consideration to a contract? Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3\|Various The promiser is bound to perform what both he and the promisee understood to be undertaken. The Methods of Ethics\|Henry Sidgwick In many cases a promisee may incur a detriment without thereby furnishing a consideration. The Common Law\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. And, secondly, a different question arises when we consider the possibility of injuring the promisee by fulfilling the promise. The Methods of Ethics\|Henry Sidgwick British Dictionary definitions for promisee promisee / (ˌprɒmɪˈsiː) / noun contract law a person to whom a promise is madeSee promisor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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