Meaning & use
transferrable
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparable
Capable of being moved, passed on, or applied from one person, place, or situation to another.
Grammar: Usually used predicatively or before a noun; it does not take comparative forms like 'more transferrable' in standard usage.
Patterns
- transferrable to something
- transferrable skills
- be transferrable between A and B
The warranty is not transferrable to a second owner.
These skills are transferrable to many different jobs.
The ticket is transferrable only if you notify the airline in advance.
Common combinations
- transferrable skills
- Communication is a transferrable skill valued in any industry.
- transferrable to
- The credits are transferrable to other universities.
- fully transferrable
- The license is fully transferrable to a new owner.
Synonyms and how they differ
- transferable
- This is the more common spelling, especially in American English; 'transferrable' is an accepted variant.
- movable
- Movable refers to physical movement, while transferrable often refers to rights, skills, or abstract things.
Opposites
Word family
- transfer verb
- To move something or someone from one place or role to another.
- transferability noun
- The quality of being able to be transferred.
Commonly confused: transferrable or transferable?
transferrable vs transferable
Same meaning; 'transferable' is the standard spelling, while 'transferrable' with double 'r' is a less common variant.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
The adjective 'transferrable' is followed by 'to' when indicating the target. The other prepositions do not fit this pattern.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “transferrable”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.