Home › Words › P › payeeshippayeeshippayeeship means the role or status of payee.EtymologyFrom payee + -ship.nounThe role or status of payee.e.g.“Persons who receive income-payment benefits from a government agency may voluntarily seek, or be involuntarily subjected to, representative payeeship.” — 1983, Stanley S. Herr, Stephen Arons, Richard Edward Wallace, Legal Rights and Mental-Health Care, page 136:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.legateeship 66% match — The role or status of legatee. vs payeeship →bearership 64% match — The role or status of bearer. vs payeeship →assigneeship 64% match — The role or status of assignee. vs payeeship →feepayer 61% match — One who pays a fee. vs payeeship →consigneeship 61% match — The role or status of a consignee. vs payeeship →beneficiaryship 61% match — The role or status of beneficiary. vs payeeship →billpayer 60% match — One who pays bills. vs payeeship →payability 59% match — The ability or willingness to pay; profitability. vs payeeship →