transfer
Definitions
verb
- to change or go or cause to change or go from one thing, person, or point to another ⇒
they transferred from the Park Hotel to the Imperial
she transferred her affections to her dog
- to change (buses, trains, etc)
- law to make over (property, etc) to another; convey
- to displace (a drawing, design, etc) from one surface to another
- (of a football player, esp a professional) to change clubs or (of a club, manager, etc) to sell or release (a player) to another club
- to leave one school, college, etc, and enrol at another
- to change (the meaning of a word, etc), esp by metaphorical extension
noun
- the act, process, or system of transferring, or the state of being transferred
- a person or thing that transfers or is transferred
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a transfer student
- a design or drawing that is transferred from one surface to another, as by ironing a printed design onto cloth
- law the passing of title to property or other right from one person to another by act of the parties or by operation of law; conveyance
- finance
- the act of transferring the title of ownership to shares or registered bonds in the books of the issuing enterprise
- ((as modifier) ⇒
transfer deed
transfer form
- any document or form effecting or regulating a transfer
- mainly US Canadian a ticket that allows a passenger to change routes
Alternative Forms
transˈferable transˈferrable adjective ˌtransferaˈbility nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin transferre , from trans- + ferre to carrySynonyms
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move,
carry,
remove,
transport,
shift,
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displace,
relocate,
transpose,
change,
download,
upload,
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hand over,
give,
commit,
surrender,
pass on,
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assign,
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turn over,
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transference,
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Translations
- British English:
transfer
The transfer of something or someone is the act of transferring them.Arrange for the transfer of medical records to your new doctor.ˈtrænsfɜː NOUN Arrange for the transfer of medical records to your new doctor. - Spanish:
transferencia
nf
- French:
transfert
nm
- German:
Transfer
nm Transfers
- Chinese: 转换 n
- Arabic: تـَحْوِيل n
- Portuguese: transferência nf
- Russian: перевод nm
- Croatian: transfer nm
- Czech: přeložení nnt
- Danish: overførsel nutr
- Dutch: transfer nm
- Finnish: siirto n
- Greek: μεταφορά nf
- Italian: trasferire v
- Japanese: 移転 n
- Korean: 이동 n
- Norwegian: overføring nm
- Polish: przeniesienie nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: transferência nf
- European Spanish:
transferencia
nf
- Swedish: överföra v
- Thai: การย้ายโอน n
- Turkish: transfer n
- Vietnamese: sự chuyển giao n
Usage examples
We can even arrange for your bank to transfer funds from your account into the prearrangement trust account each month.
, No Body (1987)This means a data transfer speed of 11 megabits per second for most users.
New Scientist (2003)M. J. Nolan has asked voters to transfer to other Carlow candidates rather than his party colleagues.
Irish Times (2002)There are plans to transfer about 90 million litres of production to Droitwich which has the potential to produce 200 million litres a year.
Glasgow Herald (2001)With the increased activities of the IRA and the PLO in London he thought he'd ask for a transfer to where the action was.
, THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)