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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American Sound Design received 53 payments from the Foundation that were authorized by Gatlin, including 51 wire transfers to his corporate account at Wells Fargo.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Most banks already provide remittance services, typically through international wire transfers.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Offenders often demand that money be provided quickly and through gift cards or wire transfers, which don’t require identification to collect.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
People should not pay anyone who contacts them with cryptocurrency, wire transfers or gift cards.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Most banks already provide remittance services, typically through international wire transfers.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Offenders often demand that money be provided quickly and through gift cards or wire transfers, which don’t require identification to collect.
—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
People should not pay anyone who contacts them with cryptocurrency, wire transfers or gift cards.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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