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

Epstein’s use of wire transfers to move millions of dollars in cash has been the subject of inquiry for years. —Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

The Division of Workers' Compensation says workers are never charged to receive benefits in Texas and that neither the agency nor insurers request money through wire transfers or payment apps. —Doug Myers, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026

One grieving woman lost $135,000 after mailing gift cards, cash and using wire transfers, according to a relative who filed a report on the BBB Scam Tracker in August. —Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

This includes Venmo, Cashapp, Zelle, gift cards, or even cryptocurrency and wire transfers. —Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 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