transfer
pronunciation
How to pronounce transfer in British English:
UK [trænsˈfɜː(r) , ˈtrænsfɜː(r)]
How to pronounce transfer in American English:
US [trænsˈfɜːr , ˈtrænsfɜːr]
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- Noun:
- the act of transporting something from one location to another
- someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
- the act of transfering something from one form to another
- a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
- application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
- transferring ownership
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- Verb:
- move around
- transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
- move from one place to another
- lift and reset in another soil or situation
- cause to change ownership
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- send from one person or place to another
- shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
- transfer from one place or period to another
Word Origin
- transfer
- transfer: [14] Transfer comes via Old French transferer from Latin trānsferre ‘carry across’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix trāns- ‘across’ (a distant relative of English through) and ferre ‘carry’ (a relative of English bear, birth, fertile, etc). Its past participle trānslātus gave English translate.=> bear
- transfer (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French transferer or directly from Latin transferre "bear across, carry over, bring through; transfer, copy, translate," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer). Related: Transferred; transferring.
- transfer (n.)
- 1670s, "conveyance of property," from transfer (v.).
Example
- 1. A final element was a deal on technology transfer .
- 2. Technology transfer will also be a thorny issue .
- 3. The rate of data transfer is also good .
- 4. Make your second goal to open the necessary account and transfer money .
- 5. He was branded a traitor for requesting a transfer from old trafford .