conveyance

CEFRB2

/kənˈveɪəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A vehicle or other means of carrying people or things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.

Examples

  • The deed serves as a formal conveyance of the property.

  • Conveyance of emotions is through art.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An act or instance of conveying.

  2. A manner of conveying one's thoughts, a style of communication.

  3. An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.

More examples

In context

  • The conveyance of goods was delayed.

  • Three in a hansom cab is not, under all circumstances, the most comfortable method of conveyance […]

  • The times have changed in nothing more (we follow as we were wont the manuscript of Peter Pattieson,) than in the rapid conveyance of intelligence and communication betwixt one part of Scotland and another.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The legal document served as a proper blank of the property to the new owner.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English conveiance, conveyaunce, equivalent to convey + -ance.