transfer
verb
uk/trænsˈfɜːr/ us-rr- [ T ]
to move someone or something from one place to another:
transfer sb/sth to sth The company is to transfer 1500 jobs to India by the end of the year.
Anyone transferring a pension from one company to another could be hit by early exit penalties.
The idea is to transfer all the firm's operational business to the web.
[ I or T ] WORKPLACE
to change to a different job, team, place of work, or situation, or to make someone do this:
transfer to sth A small number of employees will be offered a chance to transfer to California.
transfer sb to sth The manager transferred him to another store.
transfer between sth You can transfer between ISA providers during the tax year.
[ T ] BANKING, FINANCE
to move money from one account to another:
transfer sth to/into sth The money will be transferred into your bank account.
He opened an instant access account and transferred his savings.
[ T ] IT
to move data from one computer, system, etc. to another:
transfer sth to sth All forms have been transferred to disk.
[ T ] LAW
to make something the legal property of another person:
transfer sth to sb Married couples do not have to pay this tax if property is transferred from one to the other after death.
[ T ] COMMUNICATIONS
to pass a phone call from one phone to another:
transfer sb to sb Please hold while I transfer you to my supervisor.
transfer
noun
uk/ˈtrænsfɜːr/ us [ U ]
the process of moving someone or something from one place to another:
Very little of the bank's business will be affected by the parent group's transfer of jobs to Asia.
Technical problems were delaying the money transfer.
[ C ]
an occasion when someone or something moves from one place to another:
Many merchants who prefer electronic transfers to dealing with the paper checks.
This account requires 14 days' notice for transfers out.
He loved living there but had to sell because of a job transfer.
[ U ] LAW
the act of making something the legal property of another person:
You will need to pay a solicitor to handle the transfer of ownership of the property from the seller to you.
See also
balance transfer
bank transfer
blank transfer
book transfer
cable transfer
capital transfer tax
credit transfer
deed of transfer
file transfer
telegraphic transfer
wireless transfer