From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpayable to somebodypayable to somebodyBFBa cheque etc that is payable to someone has that person’s name written on it and should be paid to them Cheques should be made payable to the National Trust. → payable
Examples from the Corpus
made payable to• Cheques should be made payable to.• Any cheque or dividend warrant which is uncrossed and made payable to bearer.• Cheques for all these events must be made payable to Brighton Borough Council.• Donations should be made payable to: Darling Endowed Scholarship.• Cheques to be made payable to: - Medau Society National Draw 6.• The cheque was made payable to Smyth to the amount of £4,800.• Checks should be made payable to the "Refugee Relief Fund." 