transferable
/træns'fə:rəbl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Legally transferable to the ownership of another: Capable of having its legal title or ownership rights passed from one person or entity to another.
- Capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another: Able to be physically relocated or transported.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The bond is transferable, so you can sell it to another investor.
- This ticket is transferable; you can give it to a friend if you cannot attend.
- Skills learned in one job are often transferable to a different career.
- The disease is transferable through direct contact.
Advanced Usage
- "Freely transferable": Can be transferred without restrictions.
- The shares are freely transferable on the stock exchange.
- "Non-transferable": Cannot be transferred to another person (often used for tickets, licenses, or discounts).
- This discount coupon is non-transferable and can only be used by the original recipient.
Variants and Related Words
- Transfer (verb/noun): The act or process of moving or conveying something from one place, person, or ownership to another.
- She will transfer the funds to your account.
- Transferability (noun): The quality or state of being transferable.
- The transferability of these credits to another university is not guaranteed.
Synonyms
- Assignable: Capable of being legally transferred, especially rights or property.
- Negotiable: Capable of being transferred by endorsement or delivery (common for financial instruments).
- Portable: Easy to carry or move (often for physical objects or skills).
- Conveyable: Able to be transported or legally transferred.
Related Phrases
- Transferable vote: A voting system where a voter's ballot can be reallocated to another candidate if their first choice is eliminated.
- The election uses a transferable vote system to ensure majority support.
- Transferable skill: A skill learned in one context that can be applied effectively in another.
- Team leadership is a highly transferable skill valued in any industry.
Notes on Different Meanings
- Legal/Financial Context: Pertains to the ability to change ownership (e.g., stocks, bonds, property deeds).
- Physical Context: Pertains to the ability to be moved (e.g., goods, equipment).
- Abstract Context: Pertains to the applicability of qualities like skills, knowledge, or diseases from one situation to another.
Adjective
- legally transferable to the ownership of another
- negotiable bonds
- capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another