conveyable

7.4

A thing an owner can legally sell or give to another person

adjective
/kənˈveɪəbl/

Formal

: transferible

The land is conveyable under the current estate laws.

Examples

The judge ruled that the property was not conveyable due to an unresolved dispute.
The contract specifies that the rights are conveyable.
Only conveyable assets can be included in the transfer to the trust.
Is this property conveyable to a new owner?
The company sells conveyable assets that can easily be transferred to new owners.
Before the transaction, ensure that all rights to the property are conveyable under the current laws.
Many digital goods are conveyable, allowing users to transfer licenses to others.

Synonyms

transferable

vsconveyable

8 3.9

Able to be given to another person, for example a ticket

restricts meaning to legal ownership transfers rather than general movement

assignable

vsconveyable

Formal

1 6.9

Can be transferred by law to another person

is used for legal transfer of property, rights, or goods

alienable

vsconveyable

Formal

1 9.4

Able to be sold or given to another person

focuses on legal transfer while this is neutral about legality

transferrable

vsconveyable

4.2

The law allows someone to give something they own to another person

is the legal transferability for property, rights, or goods

Antonyms

nontransferable

1 6.6

You cannot give or sell it to another person

How Transferable

transferable

8 3.9

conveyable

Formal

7.4

nontransferable

1 6.6

Surface Forms

conveyable positive

Morphology

conveyable = convey (transparent) = convey + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'convey' with '-able', meaning 'able to be conveyed' and directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Conveyable comes from the verb convey meaning 'to carry or transfer' and the ending -able meaning 'able to'. So conveyable means 'able to be transferred', for example property or rights that can be legally moved to another person.