conveyance
pronunciation
How to pronounce conveyance in British English:
UK [kənˈveɪəns]
How to pronounce conveyance in American English:
US [kənˈveəns]
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- Noun:
- document effecting a property transfer
- the transmission of information
- something that serves as a means of transportation
- act of transferring property title from one person to another
- the act of transporting something from one location to another
Word Origin
- conveyance (n.)
- mid-15c., "act of conveying," from convey + -ance. Meaning "document by which something is legally conveyed" is from 1570s; sense "means of transportation" is attested from 1590s. Related: Conveyanced; conveyancing.
Example
- 1. The wizards platforms , for instance , can be stuck to swinging spiked maces , resulting in a pendulum conveyance .
- 2. A light fast-sailing ship , in early use especially for the conveyance of royal or other important persons .
- 3. A superior locomotive engine on the most improved construction , will be employed , with a train of convenient carriages , for the conveyance of the proprietors and strangers .
- 4. I believe the inner secret of success is the measure of force with which the teller wills the conveyance of his impression to the hearer .