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transfer verb (transferred, transferring) 1 tr & intr to move from one place, person, group, etc to another. 2 intrans to change from one vehicle, line, passenger system, etc to another while travelling. 3 law to hand over (a title, rights, property, etc) to someone else by means of a legal document. 4 to transpose (a design, etc) from one surface to another. 5 Brit a intrans said especially of a professional footballer: to change clubs; b said of a football club, manager, etc: to arrange for (a player) to go to another club. noun 1 an act, instance or the process of transferring or the state of being transferred asked for a transfer to another department. 2 Brit a design or picture that can be transferred from one surface to another. 3 someone or something that is transferred. 4 law a the act of handing over, eg the legal right to property, etc, from one person to another; conveyance; b any document which records this kind of act. 5 N Amer a ticket that allows a passenger to continue a journey on another route, etc. transferability or transferrability noun. transferable or transferrable adj. transferee noun. transferor noun, law. transferrer noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin transferre, from ferre to carry or bear.
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