noun
    
    plural -ances
    
    formal
    
    [noncount] :the act of taking or carrying someone or something from one place to another
    
    
    
    [count] :something that carries people or things from one place to another :vehicle
    
    
    
    [noncount] :the act of making something known to someone
    
    
    
    [count] law :a legal document that changes the ownership of property from one person to another