Definition

1. Verb:
   • To convey back or again: "reconvey" means to transfer or carry something back to its original owner or location, especially in legal contexts such as property deeds.
   • To return to a previous state: In a broader sense, it can mean to restore something to a former condition or position.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The court ordered the bank to reconvey the property to the original owner after the loan was repaid. (To legally transfer ownership back.)
  • The shipping company will reconvey the goods to the warehouse if the delivery is refused. (To transport back to a previous location.)

Advanced Usage

• "to reconvey title": a legal term meaning to transfer ownership of a property back to the grantor after a mortgage or trust is satisfied.

  • After the final payment, the trustee must reconvey title to the borrower. (The legal ownership is returned.)

• "reconveyance" (noun): the act of reconveying, especially in property law.

  • The reconveyance of the deed was recorded at the county office. (The official transfer back was documented.)

Variants and Related Words

• Reconveyance (n): the process or document by which property is transferred back.

  • The reconveyance was signed by both parties. (The legal instrument effecting the return.)

• Convey (v): to transport or transfer ownership.

  • The deed conveys the house to the buyer. (Transfers ownership.)

Synonyms

• Return: to give or send back.
• Restore: to bring back to a former condition.
• Transfer back: to move ownership or possession to the original holder.

Phrasal Verbs

• • The lawyer conveyed the rights back to the client. (Transferred ownership again.)

Related Idioms