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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4
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
Deviations in behavior, such as a building access system transferring large volumes of data to an external server, are red flags.
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Tk Keanini, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
By that time Nickel Plate Arts had transferred the deed on the house to Fishers, which made plans to move it again to a roundabout on USA Parkway south of Ikea.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
Big things are expected from Bogard, a 6-foot-4 junior QB who transferred in from Texas.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
According to Visa and Artemis, over $35 trillion in stablecoins were transferred in the last 12 months, more than Visa and Mastercard combined.
—Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Tk Keanini, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
By that time Nickel Plate Arts had transferred the deed on the house to Fishers, which made plans to move it again to a roundabout on USA Parkway south of Ikea.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
Big things are expected from Bogard, a 6-foot-4 junior QB who transferred in from Texas.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
According to Visa and Artemis, over $35 trillion in stablecoins were transferred in the last 12 months, more than Visa and Mastercard combined.
—Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer
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Zelenskyy has said Kyiv will not cede any territory to Russia, will not abandon its NATO ambitions and will not allow any limitations on its armed forces.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by saying his country won’t cede that territory, and changing his position would require a massive amount of U.S. pressure on Ukraine, in essence making the U.S. a proxy for Russia.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
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The term spectrum rights refers to using part of the radio frequency spectrum for transmitting data to and from space.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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Somehow, somewhere during that cultural revolution, language appeared as another means, a very effective means, of transmitting cultural knowledge.—
Madeleine Beekman
August 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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In response, the new Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, sent 10,000 Mexican National Guard troops to the border and roughly 13,000 soldiers to Sinaloa.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Washington has sent Kyiv more than $66 billion in weapons; enacted a list of sanctions on the Russian economy; and helped the G-7 push through an unprecedented price-cap scheme meant to limit Russian oil revenues—all in the hope Moscow would sue for peace.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Mederos had been more over the top, but the Angels moved his arm down about 10 degrees.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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For neighboring Arizonans hoping to glimpse the site of the spacecraft soaring overhead, the moving schedule may have caused some confusion.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Enzo Maresca’s ominous words in his press conference at Cobham on Thursday left little room to avoid the conclusion that Colwill had suffered a significant injury.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Where are opportunities left untouched simply due to a lack of capacity?—
Scott Brighton,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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After a sister who did not like football and a brother who took to Aston Villa and their Irish contingent, Lynch would be handed the Leeds fan baton.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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The issue is particularly of concern, Holtzblatt said, in areas, like Washington, D.C., where 20% service fees are increasingly part of bills being handed to consumers.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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About 145 fire personnel were assigned to the Bronco Fire, according to the team.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Preeti and her baby were assigned one of the program’s ten beds in the next room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Four other bedrooms and eight bathrooms are spread across the upper and lower levels.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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