Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A register of the transfer of property, stock, or shares from one party to another.
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Examples
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He took out the Vortex shares which he had just bought by agreement, and, turning to the transfer-book, found that they were
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Various
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This transfer-book, now, "holding it up so as to bring the lettering in sight," how do you know that it may not be a bogus one?
The Confidence-Man 1857
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That the readiness of the Company to do this is not generally known, is shown by the fact that the stock still stands on the transfer-book in the Company's name, offering to one in funds a rare chance for investment.
The Confidence-Man 1857
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Here he glanced aside at his transfer-book, and after a moment's pause continued.
The Confidence-Man 1857
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That the readiness of the Company to do this is not generally known, is shown by the fact that the stock still stands on the transfer-book in the Company's name, offering to one in funds a rare chance for investment.
The Confidence-Man Herman Melville 1855
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This transfer-book, now, "holding it up so as to bring the lettering in sight," how do you know that it may not be a bogus one?
The Confidence-Man Herman Melville 1855
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Here he glanced aside at his transfer-book, and after a moment's pause continued.
The Confidence-Man Herman Melville 1855
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He was hardly yet out of sight, when he paused as if thinking; then with hastened steps returning to the merchant, "I am just reminded that the president, who is also transfer-agent, of the Black Rapids Coal Company, happens to be on board here, and, having been subpoenaed as witness in a stock case on the docket in Kentucky, has his transfer-book with him.
The Confidence-Man 1857
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He was hardly yet out of sight, when he paused as if thinking; then with hastened steps returning to the merchant, "I am just reminded that the president, who is also transfer-agent, of the Black Rapids Coal Company, happens to be on board here, and, having been subpoenaed as witness in a stock case on the docket in Kentucky, has his transfer-book with him.
The Confidence-Man Herman Melville 1855
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