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Definition transfer in American English

transfer verb

verb
/trænsˈfɜr/
1

to move from one job, office, or department to another in the same company or organization

Example

I'm transferring to our Tokyo office next year.

Example

Helen was transferred from marketing to sales.

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1.1

to stop studying at one school or university and go to another

Example

I want to transfer to Columbia in the fall.

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1.2

to move someone or something from one place to another

Example

Wait until the cookies cool before transferring them to a plate.

Example

Our tour group was transferred to the hotel by bus.

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1.3

to move money from one account or bank to another

Example

I need to transfer $1,000 to my daughter's account.

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1.4

to move from one bus, vehicle, airplane, or boat to another as part of a longer trip

Example

We're being transferred to another airplane in Chicago.

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1.5

to sell a professional sports player to another team

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2

to stop giving your time or support to one person or thing and give it to another

Example

The time came to transfer their attention from study to practical life.

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3

to let someone speak to another person by changing telephone lines for them

Example

Please hold while I transfer you.

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4

to officially arrange for someone else to become the owner of something

Example

They are transferring the deeds to the new owner.

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5

to copy information or images from one place or object to another

Example

I want you to transfer the files onto a disk.

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Definition transfer in American English