1. Move from one place to another
   "transfer the data"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
    
2. Move somebody to a different position or location of work
   "The company transferred several employees to the new branch office";
   - reassign
    
3. Lift and reset in another soil or situation
   "transfer the young rice plants";
   - transplant
    
4. Send from one person or place to another
   "transfer a message";
   - transmit, channel, channelize, channelise [Brit]
    
5. Cause to change ownership
   "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
    
6. Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
   "He transferred his children to the countryside";
   - remove
    
7. Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
   "She transferred in Chicago on her way to the East coast";
   - change
    
8. Move around
   "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket";
   - shift
    
9. Change the setting from one place or period to another
   "The ancient Greek story was transferred into Modern America";
   - transpose, transplant

1. The act of moving something from one location to another
   "The transfer of the artwork to the new museum was done with great care";
   - transportation, transport, transferral, conveyance
    
2. The act of transferring something from one form to another
   "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise";
   - transference
    
3. Transferring ownership
   "The transfer of property rights was finalized at the closing";
   - transference
    
4. Someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
   "the best student was a transfer from LSU";
   - transferee
    
5. A ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
   "She used her transfer to switch from the bus to the subway"
    
6. Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
   "The company hoped for transfer of training when moving employees to a new software system";
   - transfer of training, carry-over

Derived forms: transfers, transferring, transferred

Type of: acquisition, actor, alter, assign, change, change of state, dealing, dealings, delegate, depute, designate, displace, doer, go, learning, locomote, modify, move, movement, shift, ticket, transaction, travel, worker

Encyclopedia: Transfer, Pennsylvania