payer

Everyday

1. A payer is the person or group who pays money. tree →
2. A taxpayer is a person who pays taxes. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: the one who gives the money in a buying or bill story; rare; splitting a bill among payers. In everyday life: who pays a bill; «taxpayers». In stories: the payer and the person who is paid.

Examples

• Each payer gives 5 dollars. tree →
• The bill is split among 4 payers. tree →
• The payer gets change of 3 dollars. tree →
• The payer must sign the cheque. tree →
• Taxpayers pay for schools and roads. tree →
• The person who receives the money is the payee, not the payer. tree →

Note

Points to who loses money. Splitting a bill among payers = divide. No other operation clue. Trap: payer (who pays) and payee (who is paid) look alike. A payer is a person, so payers are counted like people.