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 transfers
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pluralof wire transfer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The FBI found that Bayoumi's contacts had helped Hazmi and Mihdhar obtain California driver's licences, apply to flight schools, receive Middle Eastern wire transfers, and even arrange dental treatment.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
More than two dozen Iraqi banks, many with close ties to the militias, were banned in 2023 and 2024 by the Treasury Department for siphoning off dollars from Iraq’s Fed accounts through fraudulent wire transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ashley Wright, a 31-year-old blockchain consultant and crypto investor in Toronto, started using stablecoins to send money to family in Jamaica because she said it was faster and cheaper than wire transfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Hsu said during a press conference that irregularities in BAC’s wire transfers to Gold Apollo had raised concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
One of the wire transfers in Puglisi’s account traced back to The New Jersey Clarion.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
