Overview of noun transfer

The noun transfer has 6 senses

• transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance -- (the act of moving something from one location to another)


• transfer, transferee -- (someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU")


• transfer, transference -- (the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise")


• transfer -- (a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances)


• transfer, transfer of training, carry-over -- (application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation)


• transfer, transference -- (transferring ownership)

Overview of verb transfer

The verb transfer has 9 senses

• transfer, reassign -- (transfer somebody to a different position or location of work)


• transfer -- (move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital")


• transplant, transfer -- (lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants")


• transfer, shift -- (move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket")


• transfer -- (cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children")


• transfer, change -- (change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast")


• transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise -- (send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message")


• remove, transfer -- (shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court")


• transfer, transpose, transplant -- (transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America")