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nontransferable

  • a word derived from transfer.
    transfer
    verb (used with object)
    to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another.

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“Evan Spiegel invites you to the launch of Specs,” the nontransferable invitation reads.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

When gamers buy a digital code, they don’t actually own a product; they own a nontransferable license to download it.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

The Black Keys made tickets to their Wiltern show nontransferable to third-party vendors, leaving fans who bought tickets from sites such as StubHub turned away at the doors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2022

Tokens are nontransferable and cannot be carried over between tournaments.

From The Verge Oct. 13, 2021

In essence, purchasing an e-book meant purchasing a nontransferable key to unscramble the encrypted content.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams