TRANSFERABLE

assignable, conveyable, negotiable, transferable, transferrable

(adjective) legally transferable to the ownership of another; “negotiable bonds”

movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable

(adjective) capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

transferable (not comparable)

able to be transferred

Source: Wiktionary


Trans*fer"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. transférable.]

1. Capable of being transferred or conveyed from one place or person to another.

2. Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to another by indorsement or other writing; capable of being transferred with no loss of value; as, the stocks of most public companies are transferable; some tickets are not transferable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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