adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Able to be transferred. not-comparable

   "To start a new career, you need transferable skills."

Adjective

1. 1
   legally transferable to the ownership of another wordnet
2. 2
   capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

transportablealienableassignableassignablebequeathablecommunicable

Example

More examples

"To start a new career, you need transferable skills."

Etymology

From transfer + -able. Compare inferable, deferrable.

Related phrases

single transferable votetransferable skill

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