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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transferTransfer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to convey from one person, place, or situation to another : move, shift. b. : to cause to pass from one to another : transmit. c. : transform, change. 2. : to make over the possession or control of : convey. 3. : to print or otherwise copy from one surface to another by contact. intransitive verb. 1.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSFER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TRANSFER definition: 1. to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another: 2. to…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSFER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TRANSFER meaning: 1. to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another: 2. to…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › transferTRANSFER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transferTransfer - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSFER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you transfer something or someone from one place to another, or they transfer from one place to another, they go from the first place to the second. Remove the wafers with a spoon and transfer them to a plate.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtransfer verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of transfer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRANSFER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   TRANSFER definition: 1. to move someone or something from one place to another: 2. to change to a different job, team…. Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › transferTransfer - definition of transfer by The Free Dictionary

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    1. To move oneself from one location or job to another. 2. To withdraw from one educational institution or course of study and enroll in another. 3. To change from one public conveyance to another: transferred to another bus. n. (trăns′fər)

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › transfer_2transfer - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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    [uncountable, countable] an act of changing to a different place, vehicle or route when you are travelling. The transfer from the airport to the hotel is included in the price. The hotel can arrange airport transfers. train/bus ticket.