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transferable

transferable

8 3.9
Able to be given to another person, for example a ticket
  • adjective
  • /trænsˈfɜːrəbəl/
translation icon : transferible
  • Many of the skills acquired during the internship are transferable to other job sectors.
  • transferable skills
  • transferable quota
  • transferable rubles

And there are certain transferable lessons, for sure.

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Examples

  • We can only infer that students developed transferable skills from the process of peer assessment.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The partnership experience improved creative thinking and problem solving, providing directly transferable skills.

    Academic text (2000)
  • You were going to learn incredible skills that are transferable across your life.

  • So that is one of the transferable skills as well.

  • Sources of power include transferable knowledge and skills for individuals and for groups of workers.

    Academic text (1994)
  • And there are certain transferable lessons, for sure.

  • The good news is it's not hard to learn and it is a largely transferable skill.

  • But you do have soft skills, transferable skills, prior projects or prior work you can leverage as examples.

  • The principles of media literacy education are transferable across topics and are not content specific.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The insights gained from their partnerships were directly transferable to similar projects and other responsibilities in their workplace.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

movable
vstransferable
13 2.5

Can be carried to another place

covers that physical move plus passing of rights, skills, or ownership
moveable
vstransferable
  • UK
5 3.0

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

extends beyond physical movement to include passing rights, skills, or use
tradable
vstransferable
3 3.7

Can be bought or sold

is broader, covering transfer by sale as well as by gift, assignment, or use
transportable
vstransferable
3 3.7

Able to be moved or carried from one place to another

also applies to nonphysical passing such as rights, skills, or ownership
negotiable
vstransferable
  • Specialized
2 6.8

Able to be legally given to another person

is broader, applying to many kinds of passing, not only formal instruments
exchangeable
vstransferable
1 4.0

Able to be traded or replaced by a similar thing

involves general passing but does not require an exchange for a similar item
assignable
vstransferable
  • Formal
1 6.9

Can be transferred by law to another person

is more general, covering legal transfer and simple physical or skill transfer
alienable
vstransferable
  • Formal
1 9.4

Able to be sold or given to another person

is wider, applying to both legal ownership moves and nonlegal transfers
transferrable
vstransferable
  • UK
3.8

You can use it in a different job, place, or situation

means the same but is written with the other common spelling
relocatable
vstransferable
4.2

Able to be moved to a different place

is broader, including transfer of legal or abstract things, not only place
carryable
vstransferable
4.2

Can be passed from one person or place to another

includes that sense but also applies to rights and qualities, not only objects
conveyable
vstransferable
  • Formal
7.4

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

is broader, also applying to informal passing of skills or qualities
transmissible
vstransferable
  • Specialized
6.7

Able to be passed on to the next generation by inheritance

covers that inherited passing but also other transfer types like sale or gift
shiftable
vstransferable
4.4

A responsibility or cost that can be passed to another person

is more general, including permanent ownership or skill transfer, not only reassignment

Antonyms

You cannot give or sell it to another person

How Transferable

transferable
8 3.9

Surface Forms

transferable positive

Morphology

transferable = transfer (transparent) = transfer + able

A regular adjectival formation from the verb 'transfer' with the productive suffix '-able', yielding 'able to be transferred'.

Etymology

Transferable comes from two parts: trans- 'across' and fer 'carry'. So imagine carrying something 'across' to another person or place, and that's why transferable means it can be moved or given to someone else, or that a skill can be 'carried' to a new job.