1
as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18
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2
as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another
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as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters
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as in to move
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother
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Recent Examples of transfer
Twenty-two Indiana players transferred from James Madison University in Virginia.
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
Chittenden played his 2024 season at UNLV before transferring to USC.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Reed-Adams started at right guard for the Aggies as a junior and a senior after transferring from Kansas.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Even though Duke is suing Darian Mensah to try to keep him from enrolling at Miami or elsewhere, there is no historical precedent — during the brief NIL era — for a court ruling that a player cannot transfer.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
Chittenden played his 2024 season at UNLV before transferring to USC.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Reed-Adams started at right guard for the Aggies as a junior and a senior after transferring from Kansas.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Even though Duke is suing Darian Mensah to try to keep him from enrolling at Miami or elsewhere, there is no historical precedent — during the brief NIL era — for a court ruling that a player cannot transfer.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer
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By that measure, ceding the oil industry to the United States at least holds the promise of importing industrial know-how with some financial benefit for the country.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Knowing Eddie Howe’s side has struggled to break down low blocks, Villa ceded space in midfield and defended deeper in the second half.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That’s because the fruit bats that transmit the virus — among the largest bats in the world — are native to these regions.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Just because interest in an element wanes, though, that doesn’t mean it can’t be revived — especially now that high-quality recordings can be produced to help transmit cultural knowledge to future generations.—
Kristin Houser,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, some oil executives have expressed discomfort with the idea of sending capital into Venezuela.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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By rolling MXene flakes into tubes, the team created hollow structures that allow ions to move more freely.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Karlee Smith jumped on a quad bike to help herd sheep away from the fast-moving flames on a farm in the town of Gellibrand, a small rural town, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) southwest of Melbourne.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Such vague commands, the court said, leave agents guessing how to respond during fast-moving protest situations and expose them to possible contempt sanctions.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pedro said the city would serve as landlord for the time being but could eventually hand the duties off in the future.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Senior generals, including Min Aung Hlaing, said at the time that new elections would be held and power handed to the winning party.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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His remarks to reporters earlier today were the first since the president assigned him to lead federal operations in Minnesota, after Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino made his exit this week.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The News predicts the UIL will assign DeSoto to a new-look District 7-5AI that will also include Cedar Hill, Crandall, Lancaster, Mesquite, Midlothian, North Mesquite and West Mesquite.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Families who never qualified say their costs are rising, too, as insurers spread the increases across the entire market.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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