nontransferable
adjective
non·trans·fer·able
ˌnän-tran(t)s-ˈfər-ə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly nontransferrable
: not capable of being transferred : not transferable
a nontransferable license
The tickets are nontransferable.
nontransferability
noun
… the nontransferability of such rights from one owner to another.
—
Paul Bartels
Paul Bartels
Examples of nontransferable in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Can two people use the America the Beautiful Pass?
The America the Beautiful Pass is nontransferable and only the passholder can present it for entry.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
Although Southwest was required to provide passengers with credit card refunds or transferable travel vouchers, thousands received only nontransferable vouchers.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Rivals in this segment all offer longer roadside assistance plans, while the Santa Fe and the Kia Sorento beat the Nissan with a nontransferable 10-year or 100,000-mile powertrain policy.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2023
Options for this route would be to make tickets nontransferable, allow resale only at face value and only on the primary seller’s resale platform and use technology to attempt to identify real fans by looking for irregular behavior on their accounts.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
The Cure made its tickets nontransferable to curb scalping.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2023
General-admission floor seats will be nontransferable for any amount of money over face value.
—Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2023
Additionally, proposed law defines ‘nontransferable ticketing’ as prohibiting the resell or exchange of a ticket or limiting the ticket holder to exchange the ticket exclusively through means provided by the ticket issuer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 May 2023
Making Captain Ryan's job even more difficult is Karen Kelly (Rebecca Front), a bossy passenger who apparently is on board under false pretenses, having used her sister's (nontransferable) ticket.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022
Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
Although Southwest was required to provide passengers with credit card refunds or transferable travel vouchers, thousands received only nontransferable vouchers.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Rivals in this segment all offer longer roadside assistance plans, while the Santa Fe and the Kia Sorento beat the Nissan with a nontransferable 10-year or 100,000-mile powertrain policy.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2023
Options for this route would be to make tickets nontransferable, allow resale only at face value and only on the primary seller’s resale platform and use technology to attempt to identify real fans by looking for irregular behavior on their accounts.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
The Cure made its tickets nontransferable to curb scalping.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2023
General-admission floor seats will be nontransferable for any amount of money over face value.
—Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2023
Additionally, proposed law defines ‘nontransferable ticketing’ as prohibiting the resell or exchange of a ticket or limiting the ticket holder to exchange the ticket exclusively through means provided by the ticket issuer.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 May 2023
Making Captain Ryan's job even more difficult is Karen Kelly (Rebecca Front), a bossy passenger who apparently is on board under false pretenses, having used her sister's (nontransferable) ticket.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Nontransferable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontransferable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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