transferor

American  

[trans-fur-er] / trænsˈfɜr ər /

noun

Law.

1. a person who makes a transfer, as of property.

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transferor British  

/ trænsˈfɜːrə /

noun

1. property law a person who makes a transfer, as of property

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Etymology

Origin of transferor

First recorded in 1870–75; transfer + -or ²

Compare meaning

How does transferor compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• transferor vs. transferee

Example Sentences

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

In this case no stipulations are necessary, because by a concurrent operation of the two senatusconsults both the transferor is protected, and all actions relating to the inheritance pass to and against the transferee.

From The Institutes of Justinian by Moyle, John Baron