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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Gone are the days of relying on money orders or wire transfers to send money abroad.
—Andreina Rodriguez,maya Benjamin, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
After Kingston allegedly provided a screenshot of a falsified wire transfer, Edery was fired from his job and blacklisted.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
In October, $300,000 disappeared when a wire transfer from the Blue Hills Civic Association failed to reach the local nonprofit My People.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
DuPage County has several ways to pay bills, including electronically by having funds withdrawn from a savings or checking account; by credit card, including Visa, MasterCard or Discover; via a wire transfer; or by having a bank write the check.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Andreina Rodriguez,maya Benjamin, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
After Kingston allegedly provided a screenshot of a falsified wire transfer, Edery was fired from his job and blacklisted.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
In October, $300,000 disappeared when a wire transfer from the Blue Hills Civic Association failed to reach the local nonprofit My People.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
DuPage County has several ways to pay bills, including electronically by having funds withdrawn from a savings or checking account; by credit card, including Visa, MasterCard or Discover; via a wire transfer; or by having a bank write the check.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Wire transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20transfer. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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