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

Jared Koopman, head of the IRS’ criminal investigations division, told reporters the defendants then allegedly used the proceeds to purchase luxury homes, send money overseas through wire transfers and make large cash withdrawals. — Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

At the previous trial, an FBI agent testified that the plotters spent a total of $343,000 on the kidnapping and assassination scheme, financed through a patchwork of loans, credit cards, wire transfers and the pandemic relief funds. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Never send gift card security codes or make wire transfers or withdrawals at the direction of an online romantic partner. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

My life was turned upside down when I was victimized by an overseas wire transfer. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 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