Transfer | Mean of transfer in English Dictionary

/trænsˈfɚ/

• Verb
• to move (someone or something) from one place to another
1. We transferred the baby's car seat to the other car.
2. The patient was transferred to a different hospital.
• to cause (something) to move from one person, place, or thing to another: such as
• to move (data, money, etc.) from one place to another electronically
1. transfer data on the hard drive to a disk
2. transfer funds electronically
3. He transferred my call to another line.

• to cause (a disease, virus, etc.) to move from one living thing to another
1. The virus is transferred by mosquitoes.
• to give (property or rights) to another person
1. He transferred control of the company to his son.
2. transfer property by deed
• to use (something, such as an idea, a skill, etc.) for a new or different purpose
1. She was able to transfer her organizational skills to her new job.
• to be used for a new or different purpose
1. Her skills transferred well to her new job.
• to stop going to one school and begin going to another
1. She transferred from another high school last year.
2. He transferred to Stanford.
3. (Brit) My son will transfer to secondary school [=will begin going to secondary school] next year.
• to move to a different place or job for the same employer
1. I asked to transfer to the sales department.
2. He was transferred to the Los Angeles office last year.
3. She was transferred to a different department.
4. The army transferred him to Germany.
• to use (credits earned at one school) at a different school
1. I was able to transfer my credits from summer school.
• to move (a player) to another team in exchange for money
1. He was transferred [=(US) sold] to Arsenal.
2. He transferred to Arsenal.
• to change from one plane, bus, train, etc., to another while traveling
1. We transferred in Chicago.
2. We had to transfer [=change] planes in Chicago.
3. The passengers were transferred to another plane.
• Noun
• an act or process of moving someone or something from one place to another
1. We switched to another car, and the transfer only took a few minutes.
2. They arranged for a transfer of the prisoner to a different prison.
3. a transfer of funds
4. a material that reduces heat transfer
5. speeding up data transfer between computers
• a process by which one method, system, etc., is replaced by another
1. We are doing everything possible to ensure a smooth transfer to the new system.
• the act or process of giving the property or rights of one person to another person
1. a transfer by deed or will
2. a transfer of power/ownership/wealth
• an act of moving from one job or location to another for the same company
1. a transfer to the home office
2. My overseas transfer has been approved.
• a student who has moved from one school to another
1. The school accepts only a few transfers each year.
2. She's a transfer from the junior college.
3. He's a transfer student.
• a picture or label that is made on special paper so that it sticks to a surface
1. The lettering was put on the sign by using transfers.
• a ticket that allows a passenger on a bus or train to continue traveling on another bus or train