conveyance

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con·vey·ance | \ kən-ˈvā-ən(t)s

Definition of conveyance

1 : the action of conveying the conveyance of goods the conveyance of meaning

2 : a means or way of conveying: such as

a : an instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5) by which title to property is conveyed (see convey sense 1c)

b : a means of transport : vehicle

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Examples of conveyance in a Sentence

the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier

Recent Examples on the Web Then, by 2030, every conveyance assembled at its Crewe, U.K., factory will be battery electric. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, "Why 2021 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for electric vehicles," 21 Feb. 2021 The document release starts the clock running on a 60-day timeframe for the final conveyance of more than 2,400 acres of national forest land to Resolution Copper, which will hand over about 5,300 acres of private land in exchange. — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, "Clock is ticking on Oak Flat land swap after feds issue a final environmental review," 15 Jan. 2021 The park service acquired the home by conveyance from Tougaloo College, a historically Black college that operated the home as a museum and offered tours by appointment for nearly 25 years. — Kay Jones, CNN, "The Mississippi home of civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument," 11 Dec. 2020 The explosion in home sales has led to a conveyance tax to increase of 105.8% during the first four months of the fiscal year from July through October. — Christopher Keating, courant.com, "Latest Connecticut tax statistics show how our behavior has changed during the pandemic: we’re driving less, but smoking and drinking just as much," 3 Dec. 2020 An explosion in home sales has led to a 105.8% increase in conveyance taxes collected from July through October compared with the same period last year. — Russell Blair, courant.com, "Connecticut Politics Week in Review: First coronavirus vaccines arrive later this month," 4 Dec. 2020 On one level, intermodal shipping is simply about the capability to transfer loads from one conveyance to another: The ability to take a shipping container off a ship and set it on a semi-trailer or a railcar, for example. — al, "Change on the waterfront: New docks head sees growing statewide impact," 27 Nov. 2020 State officials increased the total for the real estate conveyance tax by $40 million, representing a nearly 20 percent increase from earlier estimates. — Christopher Keating, courant.com, "Tax revenue from Wall Street and wealthy residents pouring into state coffers, altering outlook and dramatically trimming Connecticut’s budget deficit," 22 Oct. 2020 As a result, those characters without journal entries not only tend to lack much definition, but also the nature of the story seems warped by its method of conveyance. — Jack Butler, National Review, "The Immortal Dracula," 31 Oct. 2020

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