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   transfer

   verb

   • 1. move from one place to another: "he intends to transfer the fund's assets to the Treasury" Similar moveconveyshiftremovetakecarryfetchliftbringbearconductsendpass ontransportrelaychangerelocateresettletransplantuproot
   • ▪ move to another department, occupation, etc.: "she transferred to the Physics Department"
   • ▪ (in football and other sports) move to another team: "he transferred to the Brooklyn Dodgers"
   • ▪ redirect (a telephone call) to a new 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 transport during a journey: "passengers have to transfer at Heathrow for onward international flights"
   • 3. make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to another: "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, organization, team, etc.: "a transfer of wealth to the EU's poorer nations" Similar movementmovemovingshiftingshifthandoverrelocationrepositioningtransplantredirectionconveyancetransferraltransferenceremovalchangechangeoverswitchconversion
   • ▪ a conveyance of property, especially stocks and shares, 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: "data transfer between different manufacturers' drives"
   • 2. a small coloured 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 transport during a journey: "bus transfers between the airport and the city centre cost about £11"
   • ▪ a ticket allowing a passenger to change from one public transport 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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   What does transfer mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! TRANSFER definition: 1. to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   What is transfer verb?

   • Definition of transfer verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to move from one place to another; to move something/somebody from one place to another transfer (to something) The film studio is transferring to Hollywood.

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   What does formally transfer mean?

   • [transitive] transfer something (to somebody) to officially arrange for something to belong to somebody else or for somebody else to control something synonym sign over He transferred the property to his son. Sovereignty was formally transferred on December 27.

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   What does transfer mean in Latin?

   • Transfer is an excellent example of how a little knowledge of Latin can go a long way. Transfer entered English around 1350–40. It ultimately derives from the Latin verb trānsferre, which principally meant “to carry or bring across.” The verb is composed of two parts.

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   What is a transfer on a train?

   • Transfers are pieces of paper with a design on one side. The design can be transferred by heat or pressure onto material, paper, or china for decoration. ...gold letter transfers. A transfer is a ticket that you get when you leave a bus or train that allows you to go on a different bus or train without paying again.

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   Is transfer a noun or noun?

   • Transfer is also a noun. The bank reserves the right to reverse any transfers or payments. If something is transferred, or transfers, from one person or group of people to another, the second person or group gets it instead of the first. I realized she'd transferred all her love from me to you. [V n + from/to]

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     TRANSFER translate: 搬;轉移, 轉（電話）, （使）調動;（使）跳槽;（使）轉會, 轉讓（財產）,...

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     TRANSFER meaning: 1. to move someone or something from one...

   • Transfer in Arabic

     TRANSFER translate: يُحَوِّل. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     TRANSFER definicja: 1. to move someone or something from one...

   • Transfer: Catalan Translation

     transfer translate: traslladar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Book Transfer

     BOOK TRANSFER definition: a record of a change in who owns...

   • Bank Transfer

     BANK TRANSFER definition: the sending of money from one bank...

   • Credit Transfer

     CREDIT TRANSFER definition: the process of moving money from...

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   The meaning of TRANSFER is to convey from one person, place, or situation to another : move, shift. How to use transfer in a sentence.

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   A transfer is a ticket that you get when you leave a bus or train that allows you to go on a different bus or train without paying again.

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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.