A '''preferential transfer''' is a transfer of money (or property) by someone in the period just prior to going into [[bankruptcy]]. By law those transfers can then be undone or rescinded, and the money retrieved from the recipient, after the debtor goes into bankruptcy. | A '''preferential transfer''' is a transfer of money (or property) by someone in the period just prior to going into [[bankruptcy]]. By law those transfers can then be undone or rescinded, and the money retrieved from the recipient, after the debtor goes into bankruptcy. |