transfer agent

noun

An entity designated by a publicly-traded corporation to keep track of the ownership of the corporation's stocks and bonds

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Meanings

nountransfer agent (plural transfer agents)

plural transfer agents

  1. lawAn entity designated by a publicly-traded corporation to keep track of the ownership of the corporation's stocks and bonds

Translations

Korean 명의개서 대리인
  • 명의개서 대리인 (myeong'uigaeseo daeriin)entity that keeps track of stock and bond ownership
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APA

transfer agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20agent

MLA

“transfer agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20agent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfer agent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20agent.

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