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verb / noun

transfer

trans-FER/trænsˈfɜːr/

Movement from one holder or location to another.

The worker transfers an orange from the wooden crate to the larger basket.

A worker lifts one orange fruit from a nearly empty small wooden crate on the left into a larger open basket on the right.
Etymology
transLatinacross
+ferLatinto carry

The literal image is to carry something across. That image directly underlies moving someone or something from one place to another, without requiring physical carrying.

In context

Right To Remain3:17
Office tries to transfer your asylum claim to another European country
The asylum screening interview

More examples

  • The bank completes the transfer of funds between accounts.
  • Our newest student is a transfer from another school.
  • Keep your transfer to board the next bus without paying again.
  • She irons the transfer onto a plain cotton shirt.

Forms

transfer · transfers · transferred · transferring

transferable adjective — Able to pass between holders or locations.

Similar words

move
Broader term for changing position, location, or residence.
convey
Emphasizes carrying or transporting something rather than changing holders.