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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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
Real officials will never demand payment in the form of gift cards, prepaid debit cards, wire transfers, Internet currency or cash.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Scammers may pose as property owners and move communication to text or personal email, asking for upfront payment via wire transfer or Zelle®.
—Samantha Leal, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
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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
Real officials will never demand payment in the form of gift cards, prepaid debit cards, wire transfers, Internet currency or cash.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Scammers may pose as property owners and move communication to text or personal email, asking for upfront payment via wire transfer or Zelle®.
—Samantha Leal, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wire transfer
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“Wire transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20transfer. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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