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transferrable

transferrable

3.8
You can use it in a different job, place, or situation
  • adjective
  • /trænsˈfɜrəbəl/
  • UK
translation icon : transferible
  • In the remedial mathematics courses, Hispanic students comprised 58% of the first-timer enrollments, but only 33% of the enrollments in the A.A. applicable/transferrable course.

Examples

  • Thought is transferrable.

    Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

  • THE BEAUTY OF BITCOIN IS, IT'S EASILY TRANSFERRABLE, IT'S ANONYMOUS.

    Banking on Bitcoin (2016)

  • Many skills learned at this job are transferrable to other professions.

  • The credits from my previous college are transferrable to my new university.

  • He realized that the knowledge he gained during his internship was transferrable to his current role.

Synonyms

movable
vstransferrable
13 2.5

Can be carried to another place

is broader, applying to people, rights, or situations as well
transferable
vstransferrable
8 3.9

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

has identical meaning and is used as the head entry here
moveable
vstransferrable
  • UK
5 3.0

A thing that you can take to another place, like furniture

is broader, applying to moves between people or situations too
transportable
vstransferrable
3 3.7

Able to be moved or carried from one place to another

is more general, covering nonphysical passing like rights or skills
assignable
vstransferrable
  • Formal
1 6.9

Can be transferred by law to another person

is general and also covers physical moves and nonlegal passing
relocatable
vstransferrable
4.2

Able to be moved to a different place

covers that but also includes moves between people or situations
carryable
vstransferrable
4.2

Can be passed from one person or place to another

is wider, also including abstract moving of rights or skills
shiftable
vstransferrable
4.4

A responsibility or cost that can be passed to another person

is more general, not limited to reassignment between accounts or groups
conveyable
vstransferrable
  • Formal
7.4

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

is broader, including informal moving and nonproperty items
transmissible
vstransferrable
  • Specialized
6.7

Able to be passed on to the next generation by inheritance

is different, covering general moving or reassignment beyond inheritance

How Transferable

negotiable
  • Specialized
2 6.8
transferrable
  • UK
3.8
assignable
1 4.2
restricted
18 3.9

Surface Forms

transferrable positive
transferrable comparative
transferrable superlative

Morphology

transferrable = transfer (transparent) = transfer + able

Standard derivation from 'transfer' + '-able', meaning 'capable of being moved or applied to another context'.

Etymology

Transferrable comes from the parts trans- 'across' and ferre 'to carry', the same root you see in transfer and transport. So, when a skill or an item is transferrable, it can be moved or used in a different place or by a different person.