Added 8 October 2026

transfer

/tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/ verb

In Latin: trānsferō, trānsmoveō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about transfer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion
To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone
To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
transfer to the Blue Line

The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.
An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.

From Latin trānsferō (“to bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.