transfer

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transfer

The student uses the transfer to board a connecting bus.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of moving someone or something from one place, person, or situation to another: "Transfer" refers to the process of changing the location, ownership, or context of something or someone.
    • A document or ticket enabling a change in transportation: A "transfer" can be a ticket that allows a passenger to change from one vehicle or transportation line to another to continue a journey.
    • A person who moves from one place, group, or institution to another: "Transfer" can refer to an individual who is moved, such as a student or employee, from one position or location to another.

  2. Verb:

    • To move someone or something from one place to another: The primary meaning is to cause a change in location or position.
    • To change ownership or possession of something: "Transfer" means to hand over or convey rights, title, or property from one person or entity to another.
    • To change from one vehicle or transportation line to another during a journey: This involves moving from one mode of transport to another.
    • To move an employee or student to a different job, department, or institution: This involves reassigning a person to a new role or location.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The transfer of funds between accounts was completed electronically. (The movement of money from one account to another was done electronically.)
    • I need a bus transfer to get to the museum. (I need a ticket to change buses to reach the museum.)
    • She is a new transfer from the London office. (She is a new person who has moved here from the London office.)

  • Verb:

    • Please transfer the files to the shared drive. (Please move the files to the shared online storage.)
    • He decided to transfer the property to his daughter. (He decided to change the ownership of the property, giving it to his daughter.)
    • You have to transfer at the next station to catch the express train. (You have to change trains at the next station to get on the faster train.)
    • The company will transfer him to their Singapore branch. (The company will move him to work at their Singapore branch.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Transfer of power": the process of moving authority or control from one person or group to another.

    • The peaceful transfer of power is essential for democracy. (The peaceful handing over of authority is a fundamental democratic principle.)

  • "Heat transfer": the movement of thermal energy from one object or substance to another.

    • Insulation materials work by slowing down heat transfer. (Materials that prevent heat loss work by reducing the movement of thermal energy.)

  • "To transfer a call": to redirect a telephone call to another line or extension.

    • Please hold while I transfer your call to the manager. (Please wait on the line while I connect your call to the manager's phone.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Transferable (adj): capable of being moved or assigned to another person or place.

    • The ticket is not transferable to another person. (The ticket cannot be given to or used by someone else.)

  • Transference (n): the action of transferring something; in psychology, the redirection of feelings from one person to another.

    • The transference of data was successful. (The process of moving the data was completed successfully.)
Synonyms
  • Move: to change the place or position of.
  • Shift: to move or cause to move from one place to another.
  • Transmit: to pass or cause to pass from one place or person to another.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Transfer over: to move something or someone completely to a new place or system.
    • We need to transfer all the old records over to the new database. (We need to move all the old records completely into the new database system.)
Related Idioms
  • A transfer window (in sports): a designated period during which football clubs can buy and sell players.
    • The club is looking to sign a new striker before the transfer window closes. (The club is trying to hire a new goal-scoring player before the allowed trading period ends.)
transfer

The student uses the transfer to board a connecting bus.

Noun
  1. transferring ownership
  2. application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
  3. a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
  4. 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
  5. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
    • the best student was a transfer from LSU
  6. the act of moving something from one location to another
Verb
  1. transfer from one place or period to another
    • The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America
  2. 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
  3. send from one person or place to another
    • transmit a message
  4. change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
    • She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast
  5. cause to change ownership
    • I transferred my stock holdings to my children
  6. move around
    • transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
  7. lift and reset in another soil or situation
    • Transplant the young rice plants
  8. move from one place to another
    • transfer the data
    • transmit the news
    • transfer the patient to another hospital
  9. transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

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