Transferability

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ability of something to be transferred. countable, uncountable

    "The transferability of his skills was truly startling; the confidence required to sell illegal documents was the same confidence required to sit in an office beneath a framed Harvard diploma and pretend he knew what he was doing until he learned the job."

  2. 2
    the quality of being transferable or exchangeable wordnet
  3. 3
    The capacity of goods to be transported (linked to their value versus bulk). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The invariance of properties associated with an atom (or fragment) present in a variety of molecules. countable, uncountable

Example

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"The transferability of his skills was truly startling; the confidence required to sell illegal documents was the same confidence required to sit in an office beneath a framed Harvard diploma and pretend he knew what he was doing until he learned the job."

Etymology

From transfer + -ability.

Related phrases

non-transferability

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