transfer | English to English Dictionary

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transfer

(tr/&/ns'f/@/r )

the act of moving something from one location to another(noun.act)

Synonym:
conveyance, transferral, transport, transportation

source: wordnet30
someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another(noun.person)

Example:
The best student was a transfer from LSU.

Synonym:
transferee

source: wordnet30
the act of transfering something from one form to another(noun.act)

Example:
The transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise.

Synonym:
transference

source: wordnet30
a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
carry-over, transfer of training

source: wordnet30
transferring ownership(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another.(noun)

source: webster1913

transfer somebody to a different position or location of work(verb.social)

Synonym:
reassign

source: wordnet30
move from one place to another(verb.possession)

Example:
Transfer the data.
Transfer the patient to another hospital.

source: wordnet30
lift and reset in another soil or situation(verb.motion)

Synonym:
transplant

source: wordnet30
move around(verb.motion)

Example:
Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket.

Synonym:
shift

source: wordnet30
cause to change ownership(verb.possession)

Example:
I transferred my stock holdings to my children.

source: wordnet30
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another(verb.motion)

Synonym:
change

source: wordnet30
send from one person or place to another(verb.contact)

Synonym:
channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport

source: wordnet30
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes(verb.motion)

Synonym:
remove

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transfer from one place or period to another(verb.change)

Synonym:
transplant, transpose

source: wordnet30
To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion.(verb)

source: webster1913