nontransferable

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparable

   Not allowed to be given, sold or passed to another person; valid only for the original holder.

   Grammar: Can come before a noun or after be: a nontransferable ticket; the ticket is nontransferable.

   Patterns

   • a nontransferable ticket
   • be nontransferable

   This pass is nontransferable, so you cannot lend it to a friend.

   The airline made the tickets nontransferable to stop resale.

   Membership is nontransferable and ends if the holder moves away.

2. 2adjectivenot comparable

   Describing a skill or credit that cannot be applied in a different setting, such as a new job or school.

   Grammar: Often refers to skills or course credits: nontransferable credits.

   Patterns

   • nontransferable credits
   • nontransferable skills

   Her college credits turned out to be nontransferable to the new university.

   Some people worry their experience is nontransferable to a different industry.

   The points are nontransferable between the two loyalty programs.

Common combinations

nontransferable ticket

A nontransferable ticket requires photo identification at the gate.

nontransferable license

The fishing license is nontransferable and personal to the buyer.

strictly nontransferable

The offer is strictly nontransferable and expires on Friday.

nontransferable credits

Several of his nontransferable credits had to be retaken.

nontransferable membership

A nontransferable membership cannot be sold when you leave the club.

Synonyms and how they differ

non-assignable

Non-assignable is a legal term used for contract rights, while nontransferable is the broader word seen on tickets and passes.

personal

Personal only hints that something belongs to one person, while nontransferable states outright that it cannot be passed on.

restricted

Restricted covers any limit on use, so it is vaguer than nontransferable, which is about handing something to someone else.

Opposites

Word family

transfer verb

to move or pass something to another person or place

transferable adjective

able to be passed on

transferability noun

the quality of being transferable

transferee noun

a person who receives something transferred

Commonly confused: nontransferable or intransferable?

Practice

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