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• wire transfer
  wire transfer

  noun

  an order transmitted by telephone, telegraph, or electronically from one bank to another to pay or credit money to a payee designated by a payer.
• wire-transfer
  wire-transfer

  verb (used with object)

  to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.

wire transfer

¹ American  

noun

1. an order transmitted by telephone, telegraph, or electronically from one bank to another to pay or credit money to a payee designated by a payer.

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wire-transfer ² American  

[wahyuhr-trans-fur, -trans-fer] / ˈwaɪər trænsˈfɜr, -ˈtræns fər /

verb (used with object)

wire-transferred, wire-transferring

1. to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.

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Example Sentences

For example, a few weeks after traders made nearly $90,000 in profits on his insider tip about an Amazon acquisition in 2020, Nourafchan received a $9,765 wire transfer, the court papers show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Three days after the arrest, Epstein's accountant Richard Kahn cancelled the wire transfer and the purchase was ultimately never completed.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In searching Herrling’s bank records, Lyndon Versoza, a postal inspector working the case, found a wire transfer in September 2021 from the sale of Tascon’s Encino home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

If the buyer of your grandmother’s classic car does not wish to do a direct wire transfer, find another buyer who does.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

Contact us if you want to arrange for a wire transfer or payment method other than by check or money order.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi