wire transfer
noun
: a transfer of funds (as from one bank account to another) by electronic or formerly by telegraphic means
… has steadily built alliances with financial-service providers … enabling it to offer services such as bargain-priced money orders and wire transfers.—
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The couple shifted money via wire transfers and Zelle into a separate brokerage account to purchase these stocks, according to court documents.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, who was sentenced to 28 years in prison last month for his role in the scheme, made six separate wire transfers worth more than $1 million to banks in China between February and July 2021, according to records reviewed by CBS News.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Experts urge donors to avoid gift cards, wire transfers and cash apps, since those payments are hard to trace and even harder to recover.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Purchases outside of Amazon – Scammers often ask victims to send them money outside of the Amazon website or mobile app through a third-party site or wire transfer.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, who was sentenced to 28 years in prison last month for his role in the scheme, made six separate wire transfers worth more than $1 million to banks in China between February and July 2021, according to records reviewed by CBS News.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Experts urge donors to avoid gift cards, wire transfers and cash apps, since those payments are hard to trace and even harder to recover.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Purchases outside of Amazon – Scammers often ask victims to send them money outside of the Amazon website or mobile app through a third-party site or wire transfer.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Wire transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20transfer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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