transferee

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌtrænsfɝˈi/ UK /ˌtrænsfɜːˈriː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person to whom something, such as property or a right, is transferred

As transferee of the lease, she assumed all of the tenant's duties.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person to whom something,... recipientassigneegrantee beneficiary

Opposites

transferortransferer

Word family

Related forms transfertransferortransferal transference

Etymology

From transfer + -ee; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear').

trānsferre Latin ferre Middle English

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# transferee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌtrænsfɝˈi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌtrænsfɜːˈriː/

## Meanings
1. a person to whom something, such as property or a right, is transferred

## Examples
- As transferee of the lease, she assumed all of the tenant's duties.

## Synonyms
- recipient
- assignee
- grantee
- beneficiary

## Antonyms
- transferor
- transferer

## Related Forms
- transfer
- transferor
- transferal
- transference

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānsferre
- Root: ferre

## Etymology
From transfer + -ee; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear').

## AI Etymology
Transferee is from transfer + -ee; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear'). Important recorded forms include trānsferre (Latin) and ferre (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a person to whom something, such as property or a right, is transferred. The wider family includes related words such as transfer, transferor, transferal, and transference.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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