TRANSFER Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

transfer

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tran(t)s-ˈfər

as in to cede

to give over the legal possession or ownership of Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18

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expropriate

as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another

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as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters

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as in to move

to change the place or position of transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse

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as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother

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as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another transferred the ball to the running back

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Recent Examples of transfer Also, records related to a student’s behavior, including threat assessment reports and student psychological evaluations, must transfer when the individual moves from K-12 school to a state college or university. —

Miami Herald, 16 May 2026 Also, records related to a student's behavior, including threat assessment reports and student psychological evaluations, must transfer when the individual moves from K-12 school to a state college or university. —

Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 16 May 2026 But basically many of these community run or private conservancies, because some of the private conservancies have now transferred their rights back to the communities. —

AFAR Media, 15 May 2026 Users can also use the site to meet with providers, get quotes, and transfer medical records through its HIPAA-compliant system. —

Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for transfer

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After the fallout over the Epstein files’ revelations on Mandelson, Rayner led a lawmakers’ revolt to force the government to cede control to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee to decide which documents should be released into the public domain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Backemeyer raised more than $350,000 to win his primary, suggesting the party is unlikely to cede the field.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 May 2026