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TRANSFERABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does transferable mean?
• TRANSFERABLE (adjective)
The adjective TRANSFERABLE has 2 senses:
1. capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
2. legally transferable to the ownership of another
Familiarity information: TRANSFERABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
Synonyms:
movable; moveable; transferable; transferrable; transportable
Similar:
mobile (moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Legally transferable to the ownership of another
Synonyms:
assignable; conveyable; negotiable; transferable; transferrable
Context example:
negotiable bonds
Similar:
alienable (transferable to another owner)
Derivation:
transferability (the quality of being transferable or exchangeable)
Context examples
When the editor wrote, offering him payment in transportation, Martin wrote back to inquire if the transportation was transferable.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The company sells fully transferable stock, but all shareholders have unlimited liability.
(Joint Stock Company, NCI Thesaurus)
Moreover, digital mammograms are easily archived and electronically transferable, making them ideal for teaching purposes and for evaluation during long-distance telemedicine consultations.
(Digital mammography, NCI Thesaurus)
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