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.

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transferee British  

/ ˌtrænsfəˈriː /

noun

1. property law a person to whom property is transferred

2. a person who is transferred

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Etymology

Origin of transferee

First recorded in 1730–40; transfer + -ee

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

• transferor vs. transferee

Example Sentences

"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

What happens after that is governed by Section 550, which sets forth the liability of the transferee of a fraudulent transfer.

From Forbes • Sep. 28, 2014

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

Trebellianum governed the transfer, and both were liable to be sued for the debts of the inheritance in rateable portions, the heir by civil law, the transferee, as quasiheir, by that enactment.

From The Institutes of Justinian by Moyle, John Baron