trans•fer/v. trænsˈfɜr, ˈtrænsfɚ; n. ˈtrænsfɚ/USA pronunciationv.,-ferred, -fer•ring,n. v.
to move, bring, or remove from one place, person, or position to another:[~ + object]transferred the load of laundry from one arm to the other.
to cause to pass (thought, power, etc.) from one person to another: [~ + object]On the death of the king, power was transferred to the regent.[no object]Power then transferred to the king.
to (cause one to) be removed or moved from one place, position, or job to another: [~ + object]The company transferred him to Singapore.[no object]He transferred to another company.
Lawto give over the possession or control of (property):[~ + object]to transfer a title to land.
Printing to imprint (a drawing, etc.) from one surface to another:[~ + object]She transferred the design to a T-shirt.
to withdraw from one school, etc., and enter another:[no object]She transferred from Harvard to Yale.
to change from one bus, etc., to another:[no object]We transferred to the Blue Line, which went to the airport.
a ticket that allows a passenger to continue a journey on another bus, train, or the like:[countable]She got on the bus and handed the driver her transfer.
[countable] a drawing, design, etc., that is or may be transferred from one surface to another, usually by direct contact.
[countable] one who has transferred, as from one college to another.
trans•fer(v. trans fûr′, trans′fər;n., adj. trans′fər),USA pronunciationv.,-ferred, -fer•ring,n., adj. v.t.
to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another:He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
to cause to pass from one person to another, as thought, qualities, or power; transmit.
[Law.]to make over the possession or control of:to transfer a title to land.
to imprint, impress, or otherwise convey (a drawing, design, pattern, etc.) from one surface to another.
v.i.
to remove oneself from one place to another:to transfer from the New York office to London.
to withdraw from one school, college, or the like, and enter another:I transferred from Rutgers to Tulane.
to be moved from one place to another:to transfer to overseas duty.
to change by means of a transfer from one bus, train, or the like, to another.
n.
a means or system of transferring.
an act of transferring.
the fact of being transferred.
a point or place for transferring.
a ticket entitling a passenger to continue a journey on another bus, train, or the like.
a drawing, design, pattern, or the like, that is or may be transferred from one surface to another, usually by direct contact.
a person who changes or is changed from one college, military unit, business department, etc., to another.
[Law.]a conveyance, by sale, gift, or otherwise, of real or personal property, to another.
[Finance.]the act of having the ownership of a stock or registered bond transferred.
Also called transfer of training.[Psychol.]the positive or negative influence of prior learning on subsequent learning. Cf. generalization (def. 4).
LinguisticsAlso called language transfer. the application of native-language rules in attempted performance in a second language, in some cases resulting in deviations from target-language norms and in other cases facilitating second-language acquisition.
adj.
of, pertaining to, or involving transfer payments.
Latin trānsferre, equivalent. to trāns-trans- + ferre to bear1, carry
Middle English transferren (verb, verbal) 1350–1400
trans•fer′a•ble, trans•fer′ra•ble, adj. trans•fer′a•bil′i•ty, n. trans•fer′rer, n.