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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The indictment shows that two wire transfers of $34,000 and $30,000 were made from the mother’s account in New York to the son’s in Miami to pay his lease on an apartment at One Thousand Museum in June 2020 and December 2022.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Banks, wire transfers, and cashier’s checks are safer alternatives and less likely to raise suspicion.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Aspiration missed a payment to Leonard in the fall before making the payment in December, following Wong’s wire transfer to the firm.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Enter a wire transfer correctly, and the money moves.
—Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Banks, wire transfers, and cashier’s checks are safer alternatives and less likely to raise suspicion.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Aspiration missed a payment to Leonard in the fall before making the payment in December, following Wong’s wire transfer to the firm.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Enter a wire transfer correctly, and the money moves.
—Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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