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

The show offered her the choice between a wire transfer and a check. —thehustle.co, 17 Apr. 2026

Florentino Antonio Diaz is facing 29 charges — including grand theft, scheme to defraud and forgery — in connection with a series of unauthorized wire transfers from the Wynwood BID general fund to his personal bank account, Rundle said. —Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026

Requests to move money quickly - especially through wire transfers, cryptocurrency, or gift cards - should be treated with caution. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026

Scammers often request payment through gift cards, wire transfers or cryptocurrency. —Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Mar. 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