conveyance
[ kuh n-vey-uh ns ]
/ kənˈveɪ əns /
noun
the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
a means of transporting, especially a vehicle, as a bus, airplane, or automobile.
Law.
- the transfer of property from one person to another.
- the instrument or document by which this is effected.
RELATED WORDS
transportation, car, transmission, transfer, machine, carriage, vehicle, communication, movement, transference, carrying
Nearby words
- convexo-concave lens,
- convexo-convex,
- convexo-convex lens,
- convexo-plane,
- convey,
- conveyancer,
- conveyancing,
- conveyer,
- conveyor,
- conveyor belt
Origin of conveyance
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conveyance
/ (kənˈveɪəns) /
noun
the act of conveying
a means of transport
law
- a transfer of the legal title to property
- the document effecting such a transfer
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conveyance
mid-15c., "act of conveying," from convey + -ance. Meaning "document by which something is legally conveyed" is from 1570s; sense "means of transportation" is attested from 1590s. Related: Conveyanced; conveyancing.
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