promisor

Everyday

(law) The person who makes a promise in a contract or agreement. The person who receives the promise is the promisee. tree →

In the lessons

A legal word for contracts, rarely heard in everyday life. In lessons about adult life and law, a contract is a set of promises: the promisor promises to do something (pay money, deliver goods) for the promisee.

Examples

• In the contract, the promisor agrees to pay £100. tree →
• The promisee can go to court if the promisor breaks the promise. tree →
• The bank was the promisor in the agreement. tree →
• Lawyers call the person who promises the promisor. tree →
• If the promisor delivers the bike, the promisee must pay. tree →
• A promisor must keep the terms of the contract. tree →

Note

Countable; legal and formal. Spelled -or in law, though «promiser» is used in ordinary English. Pair: promisor (gives the promise) and promisee (gets it), like employer/employee.