transferable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtrɑːnsf(ə)rəbl̩/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
- /ˈtrænsfr̩əbl̩/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈtrænsf(ə)rəbl̩/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
- /trænsˈfɜːrəbl̩/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, also)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
- /trænsˈfɝrəbl̩/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
From transfer + -able. Compare inferable, deferrable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Able to be transferred.
To start a new career, you need transferable skills.
The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.
1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution, London: […] J. S. Jordan, […], →OCLC, page 129:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transferrable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| transferrible | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
single transferable vote · intransferable · transferableness · transferable skill · untransferable · nontransferable
Relateds
Translations (17)
sv överförbar (able to be transferred) · ca transferible (able to be transferred) · nb overførbar (able to be transferred) · pt transferível (able to be transferred) · it trasmissibile (able to be transferred) · da overførbar (able to be transferred) · it trasferibile (able to be transferred) · gl transferíbel (able to be transferred) · gv yn-astreeaghey (able to be transferred) · mhr куснылшан (able to be transferred) · fr transférable (able to be transferred) · la ambulātilis (able to be transferred) · nn overførbar (able to be transferred) · fi siirrettävä (able to be transferred) · it cedibile (able to be transferred) · la ambulātōrius (able to be transferred) · mhr куснылман (able to be transferred)