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List of meaning for transfer

to move or relocate something

transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance(noun)

the act of moving something from one location to another

transfer, transferee(noun)

someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another

"the best student was a transfer from LSU"

transfer, transference(noun)

the act of transfering something from one form to another

"the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"

transfer(noun)

a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances

transfer, transfer of training, carry-over(noun)

application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

transfer, transference(verb)

transferring ownership

transfer, reassign(verb)

transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

transfer(verb)

move from one place to another

"transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

transplant, transfer(verb)

lift and reset in another soil or situation

"Transplant the young rice plants"

transfer, shift(verb)

move around

"transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

transfer(verb)

cause to change ownership

"I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

transfer, change(verb)

change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

"She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise(verb)

send from one person or place to another

"transmit a message"

remove, transfer(verb)

shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

"He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

transfer, transpose, transplant(verb)

transfer from one place or period to another

"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

to give over the legal possession or ownership of

Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another

will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters

to change the place or position of

transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

transferred the ball to the running back

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