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   Trans·fer

   verb

   • 1. move from one place to another: "I went to sleep on the couch before transferring to my bedroom later in the night" Similar moveconveyshiftremovetakecarryfetchliftbringbearconductsendpass ontransportrelaychangerelocateresettletransplantuproot
   • ▪ move to another group, occupation, or service: "she transferred to the Physics Department"
   • ▪ enroll in a different school or college: "Ron transferred to the University of Idaho"
   • ▪ (in professional sports) move or cause to move to another team: "he transferred to the Dodgers"
   • ▪ redirect (a telephone call) to another line or extension.
   • ▪ copy (a drawing or design) from one surface to another: "drawings can be transferred to the artwork by rubbing them off the sheet"
   • ▪ copy (data, music, etc.) from one medium or device to another: "you can easily transfer your personal data to another PC using the export feature"
   • 2. change to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey: "John advised him to transfer from Rome airport to the railroad station"
   • 3. make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to someone else: "we will transfer full planning responsibility to local authorities" Similar hand overpass onmake overturn oversign overtransmitconveyconsigncommitdevolveassigncedesurrenderrelinquishdelegateentrustgrantgivereferdivertchannelredirectOpposite retain
   • 4. change (the sense of a word or phrase) by extension or metaphor: "between Latin and English, the sense was transferred from the inhabitants to the place"

   noun

   • 1. an act of moving something or someone to another place: "a transfer of wealth to the poorer nations" Similar movementmovemovingshiftingshifthandoverrelocationrepositioningtransplantredirectionconveyancetransferraltransferenceremovalchangechangeoverswitchconversion
   • ▪ an act of selling or moving an athlete to another team: British "his transfer from Rangers cost £800,000"
   • ▪ a student who has enrolled in a different school or college.
   • ▪ a conveyance of property, especially stocks, from one person to another: "the transfer of assets from wealthy individuals to family members" Similar conveyancetransfer documentpapersdeedsdocumentation
   • ▪ the action of copying data from one medium or device to another.
   • 2. a small colored picture or design on paper, which can be transferred to another surface by being pressed or heated: British "T-shirts with iron-on transfers"
   • 3. an act of changing to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey: "it took three hours and several bus transfers to get there"
   • ▪ a ticket allowing a passenger to change from one public transportation vehicle to another as part of a single journey: North American "you get a transfer, you have to get that train"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from French transférer or Latin transferre, from trans- ‘across’ + ferre ‘to bear’. The earliest use of the noun (late 17th century) was as a legal term in the sense ‘conveyance of property’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transferee noun
   • 2. transferrer noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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