Transfer Definition

trăns-fûr, trănsfər
transferred, transferring, transfers
verb
transferred, transferring, transfers
To convey, carry, remove, or send from one person, place, or position to another.
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To make over or convey (property, title to property, etc.) to another.
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To transfer oneself or be transferred; move.
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To convey (a picture, design, etc.) from one surface to another by any of several processes.
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To withdraw from one school, college, course of study, etc. and be admitted to another.
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noun
transfers
A transferring or being transferred.
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A means of transferring.
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A thing or person that is transferred; specif., a picture or design transferred or to be transferred from one surface to another.
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A ticket, provided free or at a small extra charge, entitling the bearer to change from one bus, train, or streetcar to another as specified.
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A person who transfers or is transferred from one school, post, position, etc. to another.
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Other Word Forms of Transfer

Noun

Singular:
transfer
Plural:
transfers

Origin of Transfer

  • Middle English transferren from Old French transferer from Latin trānsferre trāns- trans- ferre to carry bher-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin trānsferō (“I bear across").

    From Wiktionary

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