transferee

noun

trans·​fer·​ee ˌtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər-ˈē How to pronounce transferee (audio)
1
: a person to whom a conveyance is made
2
: a person who is transferred

Examples of transferee in a Sentence

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This execution lien essentially follows the money to wherever the money goes so that the creditor may assert a superior right to the funds over those of any transferee of those funds. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 The event is open to Beta Sigma Phi’s – active, inactive, on leave, transferees and guests. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023 Choose carefully—the transferee should be highly adaptable, versed in the local language, a great mentor and an even more outstanding team player. Marianella Manzur, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023 If the property later appreciated in the transferee's favor, too bad for the creditor as that simply doesn't matter. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 That money judgments are awardable under the UVTA, but damages are not, is something that frequently throws courts for a loop when a creditor requests money from the transferee instead of simply avoidance of the transfer. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021 The problem for the creditor is how to get at that equity, and if the residence has been sold then the creditor is usually left (as here) with a fraudulent transfer action against the transferee. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021 Allows film and digital media production tax credits to be claimed against the sales and use tax if there is common ownership of at least 50% between the transferor and transferee and at 92% of face value. Christopher Keating, courant.com, 22 Apr. 2021 Supporters of the Guatemala-United States deal point to the large number of transferees who have left Guatemala as evidence that their asylum cases likely had little merit. Kirk Semple, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of transferee was circa 1736

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“Transferee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transferee. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

transferee

noun
trans·​fer·​ee ˌtrans-ˌfər-ˈē How to pronounce transferee (audio)
: a person to whom something is transferred or conveyed
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