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.

—Wendy Zellner

Examples of wire transfer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The scammer then requested a wire transfer payment for fees associated with their permit applications. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

The payments went on for several months through Zelle, Western Union and wire transfers that went to multiple people and business accounts, according to Wellington. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026

City officials said the city will never request payment by wire transfer through email. —Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026

The caller requests payment by gift card, wire transfer or over the phone with a debit or credit card. —Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wire transfer

• entrepreneur
• restaurateur
• amateur
• connoisseur
• kieselguhr
• monseigneur
• procureur
• retransfer
• saboteur
• silencer
• voyageur
• birr