Definition of conveyance Conveyance

/kʌnvejˈʌns/ - [kunveyuns] - con•vey•ance

We found 19 definitions of conveyance from 5 different sources.

What does conveyance mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: conveyances
conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
		transport
		instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
		dolly conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
		dolly conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
		horsebox a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses
		litter conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
		mail a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
		public transport conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
		roll-on roll-off a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination
		cargo ships, merchant vessels, merchant marine, shipping the crew of a merchant vessel
		sidecar conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
		ski lift, ski tow, lift a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
		telfer, telpher one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
		trailer a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
		aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tramway, tram a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
conveyance - act of transferring property title from one person to another
		conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying
		transference, transfer (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
conveyance - the transmission of information
		imparting, impartation
		transmission the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
conveyance - document effecting a property transfer
		legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
conveyance - the act of moving something from one location to another
		transportation, transport, transfer, transferral
		movement the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
		transshipment the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
		airlift, lift transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
		connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
		bringing, delivery the act of delivering a child
		drive the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
		carry the act of carrying something
		pickup the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
		lighterage the transportation of goods on a lighter
		resettlement, relocation the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)

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Wiktionary

conveyance (Noun)
An act or instance of conveying.
conveyance (Noun)
A manner of conveying one's thoughts, a style of communication.
conveyance (Noun)
1599, William Shakespeare , Ado About Much Ado About Nothing , Ado About Nothing Act 2 Scene 1 .
conveyance (Noun)
She told me, not thinking I had been myself, that I was the prince's jester, that I was duller than a great thaw; huddling jest upon jest with such impossible conveyance upon me, that I stood like a man at a mark, with a whole army shooting at me.
conveyance (Noun)
A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.
conveyance (Noun)
An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
conveyance (Verb)
To transfer the title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

conveyance (n.)
The act of conveying, carrying, or transporting; carriage.
conveyance (n.)
The instrument or means of carrying or transporting anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or means by which, anything is carried from one place to another; as, stagecoaches, omnibuses, etc., are conveyances; a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance for water.
conveyance (n.)
The act or process of transferring, transmitting, handing down, or communicating; transmission.
conveyance (n.)
The act by which the title to property, esp. real estate, is transferred; transfer of ownership; an instrument in writing (as a deed or mortgage), by which the title to property is conveyed from one person to another.
conveyance (n.)
Dishonest management, or artifice.