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transfer company

American  

noun

  1. a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.


Etymology

Origin of transfer company

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

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He sends these remittances through mobile money, usually phone-based digital transfers, rather than through a physical location like a bank, post office, or Western Union-style money transfer company.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

Jackson wrote that the unclaimed funds generally belonged to the states where the MoneyGram financial products were purchased and not to Delaware, the state where the world's second-largest money transfer company is incorporated.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

The FTC recommends asking your bank or wire transfer company to reverse the transaction.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2022

Dwanét Perry, 25, was six months pregnant when she was laid off from her job at a money transfer company in Queens in March 2020.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022

John Corbett got a job at once as teamster for a transfer company, and Maggie followed her mother's example and put a sign of "Table Board" in the window.

From The Black Creek Stopping-House by McClung, Nellie L.

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