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

ˌnän-(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌfər-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

… the nontransferability of such rights from one owner to another.

—Paul Bartels

Examples of nontransferable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company sells a nontransferable token, $WLFI, which allows holders to propose and vote on rule changes. World Liberty Financial earns revenue through token sales and products like USD1, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. —Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025

Between Robert Sturgeon and me, between Connor and me, there is merely the family cemetery, the sad parlor, the fraying chromosome, and the nontransferable deed. —Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025

But immortality is nontransferable. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025

Winning tickets are nontransferable, and anyone who attempts to pass on their ticket will be deemed ineligible for the lottery. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nontransferable

• demurrable
• transferable