transfer

[ verb trans-fur, trans-fer; noun adjective trans-fer ]

verb (used with object)

, trans·ferred, trans·fer·ring.

1. to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another:

   He transferred the package from one hand to the other.

2. to cause to pass from one person to another, as thought, qualities, or power; transmit.
3. Law. to make over the possession or control of:

   to transfer a title to land.

4. to imprint, impress, or otherwise convey (a drawing, design, pattern, etc.) from one surface to another.

verb (used without object)

, trans·ferred, trans·fer·ring.

1. to remove oneself from one place to another:

   to transfer from the New York office to London.

2. to withdraw from one school, college, or the like, and enter another:

   I transferred from Rutgers to Tulane.

3. to be moved from one place to another:

   to transfer to overseas duty.

4. to change by means of a transfer from one bus, train, or the like, to another.

noun

1. a means or system of transferring.
2. an act of transferring.
3. the fact of being transferred.
4. a point or place for transferring.
5. a ticket entitling a passenger to continue a journey on another bus, train, or the like.
6. a drawing, design, pattern, or the like, that is or may be transferred from one surface to another, usually by direct contact.
7. a person who changes or is changed from one college, military unit, business department, etc., to another.
8. Law. a conveyance, by sale, gift, or otherwise, of real or personal property, to another.
9. Finance. the act of having the ownership of a stock or registered bond transferred.
10. Also called transfer of training. Psychology. the positive or negative influence of prior learning on subsequent learning. Compare generalization ( def 4 ).
11. Also called language transfer. Linguistics. 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.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or involving transfer payments.

transfer

verb

1. to change or go or cause to change or go from one thing, person, or point to another

   they transferred from the Park Hotel to the Imperial

   she transferred her affections to her dog

2. to change (buses, trains, etc)
3. law to make over (property, etc) to another; convey
4. to displace (a drawing, design, etc) from one surface to another
5. (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
6. to leave one school, college, etc, and enrol at another
7. to change (the meaning of a word, etc), esp by metaphorical extension

noun

1. the act, process, or system of transferring, or the state of being transferred
2. 1. a person or thing that transfers or is transferred
   2. ( as modifier )

      a transfer student

3. a design or drawing that is transferred from one surface to another, as by ironing a printed design onto cloth
4. law 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
5. finance
   1. the act of transferring the title of ownership to shares or registered bonds in the books of the issuing enterprise
   2. ( as modifier )

      transfer deed

      transfer form

6. any document or form effecting or regulating a transfer
7. a ticket that allows a passenger to change routes

Derived Forms

• transˈferable, adjective
• ˌtransferaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• trans·fera·ble trans·ferra·ble adjective
• trans·fera·bili·ty noun
• trans·ferrer noun
• nontrans·fera·bili·ty noun
• nontrans·fera·ble adjective
• retrans·fer verb (used with object) retransferred retransferring
• re·transfer noun
• untrans·fera·ble adjective
• untrans·ferred adjective
• untrans·ferring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfer¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English transferren, from Latin trānsferre, from trāns trans- + ferre “to bring, carry”; bear ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfer¹

C14: from Latin transferre , from trans- + ferre to carry

Example Sentences

Parents who want to transfer custody of a child to someone other than a relative must seek permission from a judge.

From The Daily Beast

“I ran for my life,” said Tenayo, who is a home attendant for an autistic resident, but wants to transfer because of the crime.

From The Daily Beast

He suggested I needed mental help, and offered to help me transfer to another college.

From The Daily Beast

All the junkies try to transfer to them, for the abundance of morphine.

From The Daily Beast

Jasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.

From The Daily Beast

He, Bastien-Lepage, painter of the soil, found himself unable to transfer to canvas the enchantment of that land of fairy tale!

From Project Gutenberg

Giles; aluminium and its bronze in 1864; the transfer process in 1856 by Tearne and Richmond.

From Project Gutenberg

It is immaterial to whom the transfer is made if the purpose be to prefer one creditor to another.

From Project Gutenberg

Another act of bankruptcy is to convey, transfer, conceal or remove property with the intention to defraud creditors.

From Project Gutenberg

As additional methods facilitating in some cases the transfer of stops must be named the "double touch" and the "pizzicato touch."

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Related Words

• assign
• bring
• carry
• cede
• change
• convert
• deliver
• dispatch
• ferry
• find
• give
• hand over
• move
• pass on
• provide
• relocate
• remove
• sell
• send
• shift