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1 transfer /trænsˈfɚ/ verb
transfers; transferred; transferring
1 transfer
/trænsˈfɚ/
verb
transfers; transferred; transferring
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSFER
[+ object] : to move (someone or something) from one place to another
[+ object] : to cause (something) to move from one person, place, or thing to another: such as
: to move (data, money, etc.) from one place to another electronically
: to cause (a disease, virus, etc.) to move from one living thing to another : transmit
technical : to give (property or rights) to another person
[+ object] : to use (something, such as an idea, a skill, etc.) for a new or different purpose
[no object] : to be used for a new or different purpose
[no object] : to stop going to one school and begin going to another
: to move to a different place or job for the same employer
[no object]
[+ object]
[+ object] chiefly US : to use (credits earned at one school) at a different school
British, sports : to move (a player) to another team in exchange for money
[+ object]
[no object]
: to change from one plane, bus, train, etc., to another while traveling
[no object]
[+ object]
2 transfer /ˈtrænsˌfɚ/ noun
plural transfers
2 transfer
/ˈtrænsˌfɚ/
noun
plural transfers
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSFER
: an act or process of moving someone or something from one place to another
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : a process by which one method, system, etc., is replaced by another
[count] : the act or process of giving the property or rights of one person to another person
[count] : an act of moving from one job or location to another for the same company
[count] US : a student who has moved from one school to another
[count] chiefly British : a picture or label that is made on special paper so that it sticks to a surface : decal
[count] chiefly US : a ticket that allows a passenger on a bus or train to continue traveling on another bus or train