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

He was arrested in Louisiana while trying to set up overseas wire transfers in an apparent attempt to flee to Canada. —Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026

It was closed when the state learned of the fraudulent wire transfer and missing $300,000. —Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026

This online-only bank doesn't charge monthly maintenance fees and offers free incoming wire transfers plus unlimited mobile check deposits. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

The commentary specifically includes consumer wire transfers as an example of a remittance transfer. —Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 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