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

Finance firms can use it for digital account openings, regulatory compliance and verification of high-value transactions like wire transfers. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Do not send money through a wire transfer, cryptocurrency kiosk or payment app while someone is pressuring you to act immediately. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

The upshot is many merchants and consumers must rely on wire transfers that don’t operate on weekends, or outside banking hours. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 July 2026

The scammers demand payment via wire transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency ATMs, threatening to stall or cancel projects if applicants don’t pay immediately. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 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