Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who is transferred: Someone who moves or is moved from one position, place, or job to another.
   • (Law) A person to whom property or a title is conveyed: The recipient in a legal transfer of ownership or rights.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The company welcomed three new transferees from its overseas branch.
  • As the transferee of the estate, she was responsible for all the legal paperwork.

Advanced Usage

• In corporate contexts: Often refers to an employee who is relocated to a different office, department, or country.
  • The transferee received a relocation package to assist with the move to the new city.
• In legal and financial contexts: Specifically denotes the party receiving an asset, right, or liability.
  • The bank, as the transferee of the debt, now holds the mortgage.

Variants and Related Words

• Transferor (n): The person or party that makes a transfer; the opposite of a transferee.
  • The transferor must sign the deed to complete the property transfer.
• Transfer (n/v): The act or process of transferring, or the thing that is transferred.
  • The transfer of funds was completed electronically.

Synonyms

• Recipient: One who receives something.
• Assignee: A person to whom a right or property is legally transferred.

Related Phrases

• Transferee liability: A legal concept where the transferee becomes responsible for the transferor's tax obligations under certain conditions.
  • The court examined the case for potential transferee liability.

Noun

1. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
   • the best student was a transfer from LSU
2. (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed