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ALL meanings of transfer

trans·fer
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  • transitive verb transfer convey from place to place 1
  • transitive verb transfer phone: pass to 1
  • transitive verb transfer change: train, bus, plane 1
  • noun transfer ticket for change in transport 1
  • noun transfer act of transferring 1
  • noun transfer soccer player: change of team 1
  • intransitive verb transfer change place 1
  • intransitive verb transfer change colleges 1
  • intransitive verb transfer change transport 1
  • abbreviation TRANSFER transmit 1
  • transitive verb transfer law: change ownership to 1
  • verb with object transfer to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other. 1
  • verb with object transfer to cause to pass from one person to another, as thought, qualities, or power; transmit. 1
  • verb with object transfer Law. to make over the possession or control of: to transfer a title to land. 1
  • verb with object transfer to imprint, impress, or otherwise convey (a drawing, design, pattern, etc.) from one surface to another. 1
  • verb without object transfer to remove oneself from one place to another: to transfer from the New York office to London. 1
  • verb without object transfer to withdraw from one school, college, or the like, and enter another: I transferred from Rutgers to Tulane. 1
  • verb without object transfer to be moved from one place to another: to transfer to overseas duty. 1
  • verb without object transfer to change by means of a transfer from one bus, train, or the like, to another. 1
  • noun transfer a means or system of transferring. 1
  • noun transfer an act of transferring. 1
  • noun transfer the fact of being transferred. 1
  • noun transfer a point or place for transferring. 1
  • noun transfer a ticket entitling a passenger to continue a journey on another bus, train, or the like. 1
  • noun transfer a drawing, design, pattern, or the like, that is or may be transferred from one surface to another, usually by direct contact. 1
  • noun transfer a person who changes or is changed from one college, military unit, business department, etc., to another. 1
  • noun transfer Law. a conveyance, by sale, gift, or otherwise, of real or personal property, to another. 1
  • noun transfer Finance. the act of having the ownership of a stock or registered bond transferred. 1
  • noun transfer Also called transfer of training. Psychology. the positive or negative influence of prior learning on subsequent learning. Compare generalization (def 4). 1
  • noun transfer Also called language transfer. Linguistics. the application of native-language rules in attempted performance in a second language, in some cases resulting in deviations from target-language norms and in other cases facilitating second-language acquisition. 1
  • adjective transfer of, relating to, or involving transfer payments. 1
  • verb transfer If you transfer something or someone from one place to another, or they transfer from one place to another, they go from the first place to the second. 0
  • verb transfer Transfer is also a noun. 0
  • verb transfer If something is transferred, or transfers, from one person or group of people to another, the second person or group gets it instead of the first. 0
  • variable noun transfer Technology transfer is the process or act by which a country or organization which has developed new technology enables another country or organization to use the technology. 0
  • verb transfer In professional sports, if a player transfers or is transferred from one club to another, they leave one club and begin playing for another. 0
  • verb transfer If you are transferred, or if you transfer, to a different job or place, you move to a different job or start working in a different place. 0
  • verb transfer When information is transferred onto a different medium, it is copied from one medium to another. 0
  • verb transfer When property or land is transferred, it stops being owned by one person or institution and becomes owned by another. 0
  • verb transfer If you transfer or are transferred when you are on a journey, you change from one vehicle to another. 0
  • countable noun transfer Transfers are pieces of paper with a design on one side. The design can be transferred by heat or pressure onto material, paper, or china for decoration. 0
  • countable noun transfer A transfer is a ticket that you get when you leave a bus or train that allows you to go on a different bus or train without paying again. 0
  • verb transfer to change or go or cause to change or go from one thing, person, or point to another 0
  • verb transfer to change (buses, trains, etc) 0
  • verb transfer to make over (property, etc) to another; convey 0
  • verb transfer to displace (a drawing, design, etc) from one surface to another 0
  • verb transfer (of a football player, esp a professional) to change clubs or (of a club, manager, etc) to sell or release (a player) to another club 0
  • verb transfer to leave one school, college, etc, and enrol at another 0
  • verb transfer to change (the meaning of a word, etc), esp by metaphorical extension 0
  • noun transfer the act, process, or system of transferring, or the state of being transferred 0
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