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Transfer

//tɹɑːnsˈfɜː// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another. uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of transferring something from one form to another wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal. countable

    "A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."

  4. 4
    the act of moving something from one location to another wordnet
  5. 5
    An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey. countable

    "Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station."

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  1. 6
    transferring ownership wordnet
  2. 7
    A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or subway lines), allowing free entry onto another bus to continue a journey. countable
  3. 8
    application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation wordnet
  4. 9
    A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer. countable

    "All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram."

  5. 10
    a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances wordnet
  6. 11
    A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another wordnet
  8. 13
    A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A conventional bid which requests partner to bid the next available suit. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A person who transfers or is transferred from one club or team to another. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    Ellipsis of transfer student. Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  13. 18
    Of a person with limited mobility: an instance of independent or assisted movement from one stable surface to another. countable

    "Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation."

  14. 19
    Ellipsis of language transfer. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another. transitive

    "to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion"

  2. 2
    transfer from one place or period to another wordnet
  3. 3
    To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another. transitive

    "to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone"

  4. 4
    send from one person or place to another wordnet
  5. 5
    To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.

    "transfer to the Blue Line"

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  1. 6
    lift and reset in another soil or situation wordnet
  2. 7
    To be or become transferred. intransitive
  3. 8
    move around wordnet
  4. 9
    To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else. transitive

    "The title to land is transferred by deed."

  5. 10
    shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes wordnet
  6. 11
    To move from a wheelchair to another seating surface, or to a wheelchair from another seating surface. intransitive
  7. 12
    change from one vehicle or transportation line to another wordnet
  8. 13
    cause to change ownership wordnet
  9. 14
    move from one place to another wordnet
  10. 15
    transfer somebody to a different position or location of work wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin trānsferō (“I bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.

Etymology 2

From Latin trānsferō (“I bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.

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