transfer
transfer Lexical Profile
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• noun
An act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, or position.
"She requested a transfer to the company's regional office in Chicago."
A conveyance or hand-over of property, funds, rights, or title from one person or account to another.
"The wire transfer should appear in your checking account within two business days."
A ticket or pass allowing a passenger to change from one bus, train, or public transit vehicle to another as part of a single journey.
"Remember to ask the bus driver for a transfer so you do not have to pay a second fare for the subway."
A small decorative picture or design on paper that can be pressed or ironed onto another surface.
"The children decorated their plain cotton shirts using heat-press transfers."
• verb
To move or shift someone or something from one place, container, vehicle, or organization to another.
"Once the dough has risen, carefully transfer it to a greased baking pan."
To hand over or make over the possession, legal title, or control of property, funds, or rights to another person or account.
"He decided to transfer ownership of the family business to his eldest daughter."
To change from one bus, train, aircraft, or other public transport vehicle to another during a journey.
"Passengers traveling to the airport must transfer to the green line at the central station."
To copy or transmit data, recordings, or images from one storage medium, device, or surface to another.
"It took less than a minute to transfer the high-resolution photos from the camera to the laptop."
Word Nuance & Usage
Like many two-syllable noun-verb pairs in English, 'transfer' is usually stressed on the first syllable as a noun (TRANS-fer) and on the second syllable as a verb (trans-FER).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French transferer or directly from Latin transferre ('to bear across, carry over, transport'), formed from trans- ('across') and ferre ('to carry, bear').