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also transferrable
as in transportable
capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier
supplemental charges for oversized transferable goods like pianos
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Recent Examples of transferable
The more transferable lesson is that contrarian positioning during an industry's low point, combined with structural patience, could offer a genuine and repeatable competitive advantage.
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Jayden Wei, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.
—Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
They are frequently likened to IPOs since both represent public-facing fundraising mechanisms that result in a transferable financial interest.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Whatever the setting, the sequence of actions remains the same, making the protocol highly transferable across environments including airports.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Not easily transferable, unlike COVID.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Tickets will be non-transferable and can only be resold on Ticketmaster at face value.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 May 2026
LeafFilter warranty explained LeafFilter’s lifetime, transferable warranty primarily covers clogs inside the home’s gutter system.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The points are not transferable to another airline, Spirit said, and no cash refunds are being offered for unused Spirit vouchers.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Jayden Wei, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.
—Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
They are frequently likened to IPOs since both represent public-facing fundraising mechanisms that result in a transferable financial interest.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Whatever the setting, the sequence of actions remains the same, making the protocol highly transferable across environments including airports.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Not easily transferable, unlike COVID.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Tickets will be non-transferable and can only be resold on Ticketmaster at face value.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 May 2026
LeafFilter warranty explained LeafFilter’s lifetime, transferable warranty primarily covers clogs inside the home’s gutter system.
—Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The points are not transferable to another airline, Spirit said, and no cash refunds are being offered for unused Spirit vouchers.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transferable
transportable
Adjective
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By creating smaller, transportable units, the researchers aim to provide power to locations that are difficult to reach with traditional electrical grids.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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She's got to be at mid-size, but not huge; portable, transportable, that kind of thing.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Transferable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transferable. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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