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transferee

American  
[trans-fuh-ree] / ˌtræns fəˈri /

noun

  1. a person who is transferred or removed, as from one place to another.

  2. Law. a person to whom a transfer is made, as of property.


transferee British  
/ ˌtrænsfəˈriː /

noun

  1. property law a person to whom property is transferred

  2. a person who is transferred

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of transferee

First recorded in 1730–40; transfer + -ee

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"Without the transferee in this case, I don't think we could ever have a prosecutable case," Foote wrote.

From US News Sep. 16, 2016

Belgium for the first time accepted a transferee from Guantanamo.

From Washington Post Jul. 13, 2015

One of the things that makes transferee liability complicated is that it involves determinations under state law.

From Forbes Apr. 23, 2015

Karpe is also accused of using one of the bank’s accounts “to route internal transfers between client accounts to conceal the identity of the transferor and transferee accounts.”

From BusinessWeek Dec. 15, 2011

Q. In the transfer of shares, do you require the name of the transferee to be submitted and approved before the transfer is made?

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

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