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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

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   Transfer definition: to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another. See examples of TRANSFER used in a sentence.

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   If you are moving something from one place to another, like transferring money from your savings account to your checking account, you are transferring it. Or, if you've been moved from one job site to another — you, my friend, have been transferred.

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