transfer
- noun
- /ˈtrænsfɜr/
- US
- After using the subway, I can show my transfer to get on the bus without paying again.
- a bus transfer
And I had a got to transfer with the bus ticket and, and second time I got robbed was in a McDonald's.
- And I had a got to transfer with the bus ticket and, and second time I got robbed was in a McDonald's.
- Yeah, you have two transfers, That's right.
- But when we go on a holiday, I absolutely hate coach transfers.
Examples
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I was meant to get a transfer.
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Do you know what a wire transfer is?
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Just get me a transfer, Mr. Ratchett, sir, please.
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A private charter cab took us from the transfer area through Richmond.
Fiction book (1993) -
Why don't you just give us our transfer slips now, so you won't forget?
Fiction book (1998) -
Make sure to keep your transfer safe so you can use it to change buses during your journey.
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I showed my transfer to the conductor, and he let me board the next train without any extra fee.
Compounds
- Formal
Money the government gives people who need help without goods or services
- Specialized
An organization that keeps records of a company's stock owners and handles transfers and cancellations of stock certificates
Paper with a special coating that lets you move a design onto another surface often using heat
- Specialized
A small molecule in a cell that carries amino acids to ribosomes to make proteins
- Specialized
A way to share files over a network that lets people download without a password
- Archaic
A fast digital way to send small pieces of data that are the same size, such as voice and video
- Specialized
A standard way for computers to send files to each other over the internet
- Specialized
Using what one trained model learned to help another model perform better
- Texting
A set of rules that lets browsers get web pages from servers
- Formal
Using skills or knowledge learned in one place in another similar situation
- Specialized
A lab method for making clones by moving a body cell's center into an egg cell without one
How Convenient
- Archaic
- US
- UK
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word transfer comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ferre 'to carry'. A transfer ticket lets you 'carry' your trip 'across' onto another vehicle without paying again.