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transfer agent

American  

noun

  1. a person, bank, or trust company officially designated to act for a corporation in executing and recording the transfers of its stock from one legal owner to another.


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However, that would be less likely if the cash was already legally yours and not being transferred directly from a deceased person’s account.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

The businessman's lawyers requested that the case be transferred directly to the Supreme Court.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

If all available funds are transferred directly to beneficiaries, the person settling the estate may not have enough cash to do their job.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

Most of their earnings are transferred directly to the state.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

The scions had not been taken when dormant, but were transferred directly from the tree to the stock in late April.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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