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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈtrænsfɜː^r/, verb: /trænsˈfɜː^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. trænsˈfɝ, ˈtrænsfɚ; n. ˈtrænsfɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. trans fûr′, trans′fər; n., adj. trans′fər)

Inflections of 'transfer' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

transfers: v 3rd person singular

transferring: v pres p

transferred: v past

transferred: v past p

trans•fer /v. trænsˈfɜr, ˈtrænsfɚ; n. ˈtrænsfɚ/USA pronunciation v., -ferred, -fer•ring, n.
v.

to move, bring, or remove from one place, person, or position to another:[~ + object]transferred the load of laundry from one arm to the other.
to cause to pass (thought, power, etc.) from one person to another: [~ + object]On the death of the king, power was transferred to the regent.[no object]Power then transferred to the king.
to (cause one to) be removed or moved from one place, position, or job to another: [~ + object]The company transferred him to Singapore.[no object]He transferred to another company.
Lawto give over the possession or control of (property):[~ + object]to transfer a title to land.
Printing to imprint (a drawing, etc.) from one surface to another:[~ + object]She transferred the design to a T-shirt.
to withdraw from one school, etc., and enter another:[no object]She transferred from Harvard to Yale.
to change from one bus, etc., to another:[no object]We transferred to the Blue Line, which went to the airport.

[countable] a means or system of transferring.
[uncountable] the fact of being transferred.
[countable] a place for transferring.
a ticket that allows a passenger to continue a journey on another bus, train, or the like:[countable]She got on the bus and handed the driver her transfer.
[countable] a drawing, design, etc., that is or may be transferred from one surface to another, usually by direct contact.
[countable] one who has transferred, as from one college to another.

trans•fer•a•ble, adj.
trans•fer•al, trans•fer•ral, n. [countable]See -fer-.

trans•fer (v. trans fûr′, trans′fər;n., adj. trans′fər),USA pronunciation v., -ferred, -fer•ring, n., adj.
v.t.

to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another:He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
to cause to pass from one person to another, as thought, qualities, or power;
transmit.
[Law.]to make over the possession or control of:to transfer a title to land.
to imprint, impress, or otherwise convey (a drawing, design, pattern, etc.) from one surface to another.

v.i.

to remove oneself from one place to another:to transfer from the New York office to London.
to withdraw from one school, college, or the like, and enter another:I transferred from Rutgers to Tulane.
to be moved from one place to another:to transfer to overseas duty.
to change by means of a transfer from one bus, train, or the like, to another.

a means or system of transferring.
an act of transferring.
the fact of being transferred.
a point or place for transferring.
a ticket entitling a passenger to continue a journey on another bus, train, or the like.
a drawing, design, pattern, or the like, that is or may be transferred from one surface to another, usually by direct contact.
a person who changes or is changed from one college, military unit, business department, etc., to another.
[Law.]a conveyance, by sale, gift, or otherwise, of real or personal property, to another.
[Finance.]the act of having the ownership of a stock or registered bond transferred.
Also called transfer of training.[Psychol.]the positive or negative influence of prior learning on subsequent learning. Cf. generalization (def. 4).
LinguisticsAlso called language transfer. the application of native-language rules in attempted performance in a second language, in some cases resulting in deviations from target-language norms and in other cases facilitating second-language acquisition.

adj.

of, pertaining to, or involving transfer payments.

Latin trānsferre, equivalent. to trāns- trans- + ferre to bear¹, carry
Middle English transferren (verb, verbal) 1350–1400

trans•fer ′a•ble, trans•fer′ra•ble, adj.
trans•fer′a•bil ′i•ty, n.
trans•fer ′rer, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

transfer vb /trænsˈfɜː/ ( -fers, -ferring, -ferred)

to change or go or cause to change or go from one thing, person, or point to another
to change (buses, trains, etc)
to make over (property, etc) to another; convey
to displace (a drawing, design, etc) from one surface to another
(of a football player, esp a professional) to change clubs or (of a club, manager, etc) to sell or release (a player) to another club
to leave one school, college, etc, and enrol at another
to change (the meaning of a word, etc), esp by metaphorical extension

n /ˈtrænsfɜː/

the act, process, or system of transferring, or the state of being transferred
a person or thing that transfers or is transferred
a design or drawing that is transferred from one surface to another, as by ironing a printed design onto cloth
the passing of title to property or other right from one person to another by act of the parties or by operation of law; conveyance
any document or form effecting or regulating a transfer
chiefly US Canadian a ticket that allows a passenger to change routes

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin transferre, from trans- + ferre to carrytransˈferable, transˈferrable adj

'transfer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

accumulator - alienee - alienate - alienation - amortize - assign - assignment - ATM - attorn - away - belt - Berg - BitTorrent - breeches buoy - bring forward - buffer - capture - carry - carry forward - CATS - cede - chipset - claspers - clearing bank - cockamamie - conduction - conjugation - connect - connection - convection - convey - conveyance - conveyancing - coolant - credit transfer - cross-contaminate - crossover - cross-pollination - crosstalk - death duty - decal - decalcomania - deconsecrate - deed - deliver - demise - denationalize - depute - devolution - diffusion

In Lists: Football (soccer) words, Relief printmaking, Bank terms, more...

Synonyms: shift, move, relocate, transport, reposition, more...

Collocations: [knowledge, ownership, information, data] transfer, transfer [money, funds, dollars] (to), the transfer [window, market, fee, rate], more...

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