Transfer Meaning
/tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
verbTo convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
Sentence Examples
We will make the payment by bank transfer.
The company rejected his request for a transfer.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager decided to ____ the employee from the New York office to Boston.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would like to ____ some money from my savings account to my current account to pay for the car repairs today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferōder. English transfer From Latin trānsferō (“to bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
— 2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist, volume 405, number 8813, page 3 (Technology Quarterly):
"All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram."
— 1956 May, D. B. McNeill, “The Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 336:
"Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation."
— 2015, Lisa Lighthall Haubert, et al, “Car transfer and wheelchair loading techniques in independent drivers with paraplegia”, in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager decided to ____ the employee from the New York office to Boston.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would like to ____ some money from my savings account to my current account to pay for the car repairs today.