indirect object
noun /ˌɪndəˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndaɪˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndəˌrekt ˈɒbdʒekt/, /ˌɪndaɪˌrekt ˈɒbdʒekt/
/ˌɪndəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndaɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /ˌɪndəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt/, /ˌɪndaɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒekt/
(grammar)- a noun, noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence, used after some verbs, that refers to the person or thing that an action is done to or for
- In ‘Give him the money’, ‘him’ is the indirect object and ‘money’ is the direct object.