v.
/
transˈfəː trɑːns-,
-nz-/
(transfers, transferring, transferred)
- move from one place to another.
- move to another department, occupation, team, etc.
▸redirect (a telephone call) to a new line or extension.
- change to another place, route, or means of transport during a journey.
- make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to another.
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[usu. as adj. transferred]
change (the sense of a word or phrase) by extension or metaphor.
n.
/
ˈtransfəː,
ˈtrɑːns-,
-nz-/
- an act of transferring.
- Brit. a small coloured picture or design on paper, which can be transferred to another surface by being pressed or heated.
- N. Amer. a ticket allowing a passenger to change from one public transport vehicle to another as part of a single journey.
Derivative
- transferability n.
- transferable adj.
- transferee n.
- transferor n. (chiefly Law ).
- transferral n.
- transferrer n.
Etymology
ME: from Fr. transférer or L. transferre, from trans- ‘across’ + ferre ‘to bear’.