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obligee

/ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

The party to whom an obligation is owed.

The bond was expressed to be for the benefit of the obligee named in the schedule.

Topic: Legal drafting in Legal English

Business noun

The party to whom a debt or obligation is owed.

The bond names the surety company as obligee should the contractor fail to perform.

Similar: creditor

Topic: Banking in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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