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transfer

transfer

355 3.2
An action of moving something to another place or person
  • noun
  • /ˈtrænsfɜr/
translation icon : transferencia
  • The bank confirmed the transfer of funds to the recipient's account.
  • data transfer
  • file transfer
  • transfer rate

What does wealth transfer look like through the process?

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Examples

  • However, this policy has resulted in lower retention and transfer rates than those of 4-year counterparts.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The chest pain guidance suggests immediate hospital transfer for people presenting with acute chest pain.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's the entire exchange, transfer and storage of value for the Internet.

  • What does wealth transfer look like through the process?

  • I will do the transfer personally.

  • It's a massive data transfer.

  • Was this, as has been suggested, due to the transfer of data between formats?

  • The transfer window closes tomorrow at midnight.

  • The transfer was successful.

  • The three studies highlighted here all focus on enrollment, transfer, length of stay, and course-taking patterns.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

transport
vstransfer
576 2.2

A system that moves people or goods, often by vehicles

is broader, including legal changes of ownership or non physical moves
transportation
vstransfer
  • US
557 1.6

Moving people or goods from one place to another

covers other types of moves like ownership or rights changes as well
move
vstransfer
259 1.1

An act of changing the place where you live

is broader, applying also to rights titles or nonpersonal items
delivery
vstransfer
  • Formal
122 2.3

Giving someone the legal right to own something like a house

covers both voluntary and official moves including rights beyond title
transplant
vstransfer
  • Specialized
40 4.8

The act of moving someone or a thing to a new place

is more general, including simple moves and formal changes of ownership
shifting
vstransfer
24 3.7

Moving from one place or state to another

is more formal and can include official rights or ownership changes
relocation
vstransfer
23 3.1

Moving to a new place to live or work

is broader, covering both objects moves and legal rights shifts
disposition
vstransfer
18 6.7

To get rid of something by throwing it away or selling it

is a general move that need not mean disposal or final removal
handover
vstransfer
  • UK
16 3.9

An act of giving something like keys, control, or responsibility to another person

focuses more on passing control than on legal ownership or rights
handing over
vstransfer
13 2.7

Giving something to another person and making them responsible for it

is about formal movement or change of ownership and rights
transference
vstransfer
11 6.8

Moving things, such as data, rights and ownership, from one place, form or person to another

emphasizes official ownership or rights change as well as physical moves
assignment
vstransfer
  • Formal
11 5.3

The legal transfer of a right or property to someone else

is broader, not limited to legal rights but to any movement or change
conveyancing
vstransfer
  • UK
3 9.1

The legal process of moving ownership of a house or land from one person to another

is broader, applying also to simple physical or informal movements
conveyance
vstransfer
  • Formal
2 8.2

A legal document that transfers property to new owners

is a general term for both legal and physical moves and rights shifts
carrying
vstransfer
1 1.0

Moving something from one place to another

is more general, also applying to ownership shifts or legal rights changes
transferral
vstransfer
  • UK
1 6.3

The act of moving something between places or people

includes official moves of ownership or rights besides physical relocation
conveying
vstransfer
  • Formal
1 7.3

The act of legally moving ownership of a property from one person to another

is more general, applying to many types of movement or rights changes
legal transfer
vstransfer
  • Formal
1 4.2

A voluntary change of who owns something that follows the law

includes nonlegal or physical moves of things or people as well
alienation
vstransfer
  • Formal
1 8.1

Giving or selling property so someone else owns it

is wider, covering non real property moves and nonlegal changes
change of location
vstransfer
1 2.4

A move of something from one place to another

also covers official changes of ownership or changes in rights
transplacement
vstransfer
9.3

Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine

is broader and also covers official changes of ownership or changes in rights
conveyance of title
vstransfer
  • Formal
8.2

An official process that legally transfers ownership of property between people

is more general, covering other moves beyond formal title changes

Compounds

3 4.5

Money the government gives people who need help without goods or services

transfer tax
  • Formal
1 6.3

A charge you pay when property goes from one person to another

1 4.4

Sharing information and skills from one person or group to another

1 4.2

A voluntary change of who owns something that follows the law

transfer agent
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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

transfer RNA
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A small molecule in a cell that carries amino acids to ribosomes to make proteins

A way to share files over a network that lets people download without a password

A fast digital way to send small pieces of data that are the same size, such as voice and video

3.7

A standard way for computers to send files to each other over the internet

knowledge transfer
  • Specialized
4.1

Using what one trained model learned to help another model perform better

A set of rules that lets browsers get web pages from servers

Using skills or knowledge learned in one place in another similar situation

A lab method for making clones by moving a body cell's center into an egg cell without one

How Official

legal transfer
  • Formal
1 4.2
transfer
355 3.2
move
259 1.1

Surface Forms

transfer singular
transfers plural

Etymology

The word transfer comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ferre 'to carry'. A transfer is the act of 'carrying' something 'across' from one place, person, or owner to another.