1an act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, team, etc.:a transfer of wealth to the EU’s poorer nationsshe asked her boss for a transfer to the city [mass noun]:a patient had died after transfer from the County Hospital to St Peter’s
a conveyance of property, especially stocks and shares, from one person to another:the transfer of assets from wealthy individuals to family members
[mass noun] the action of copying data from one medium or device to another:data transfer between different manufacturers' drives
2British a small coloured picture or design on paper, which can be transferred to another surface by being pressed or heated:T-shirts with iron-on transfers
3an act of changing to another place, route, or means of transport during a journey:bus transfers between the airport and the city centre cost about £11
North American a ticket allowing a passenger to change from one public transport vehicle to another as part of a single journey:you get a transfer, you have to get that train
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Universal
1move from one place to another: [with object]:he intends to transfer the fund’s assets to the Treasury [no object]:I went to sleep on the couch before transferring to my bedroom later in the night
move to another department, occupation, etc.: [no object]:she transferred to the Physics Department [with object]:employees have been transferred to the installation team
(in football and other sports) move to another team: [no object]:he transferred to the Brooklyn Dodgers [with object]:he was transferred to Arsenal for £750,000
[with object] redirect (a telephone call) to a new line or extension.
[with object] copy (a drawing or design) from one surface to another:drawings can be transferred to the artwork by rubbing them off the sheet
[with object] copy (data, music, etc.) from one medium or device to another:the new product lets users transfer data from palmtop to desktop with a click of the mouse
2 [no object] change to another place, route, or means of transport during a journey:passengers have to transfer at Heathrow for onward international flights
3 [with object] make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to another:we will transfer full planning responsibility to local authorities
4 [with object] (usually as adjective transferred) change (the sense of a word or phrase) by extension or metaphor:a transferred use of the Old English noun
