transfer

[Trans*ferĀ·]

A pathological process by virtue of which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.

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To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion.

Noun
the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"

Noun
the act of transporting something from one location to another

Noun
transferring ownership

Noun
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

Noun
a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances

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Noun
someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"

Verb
transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

Verb
send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

Verb
lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"

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move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

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shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

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change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"

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cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

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move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

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transfer somebody to a different position or location of work


v. t.
To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion.

v. t.
To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give; as, the title to land is transferred by deed.

v. t.
To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone.

n.
The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another.

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The conveyance of right, title, or property, either real or personal, from one person to another, whether by sale, by gift, or otherwise.

n.
That which is transferred.

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A picture, or the like, removed from one body or ground to another, as from wood to canvas, or from one piece of canvas to another.

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A drawing or writing printed off from one surface on another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts.

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A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.

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A pathological process by virtue of which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.


Transfer

Trans*fer" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transferred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Transferring.] [L. transferre; trans across, over + ferre to bear: cf. F. transf'82rer. See Bear to carry.] 1. To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion. 2. To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give; as, the title to land is transferred by deed. 3. To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone. Tomlinson. Syn. -- To sell; give; alienate; estrange; sequester.

Transfer

Trans"fer , n. 1. The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another. 2. (Law) The conveyance of right, title, or property, either real or personal, from one person to another, whether by sale, by gift, or otherwise.
I shall here only consider it as a transfer of property.
3. That which is transferred. Specifically: -- (a) A picture, or the like, removed from one body or ground to another, as from wood to canvas, or from one piece of canvas to another. Fairholt. (b) A drawing or writing printed off from one surface on another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts. (c) (Mil.) A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another. 4. (Med.) A pathological process by virtue of which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side. Transfer day, one of the days fixed by the Bank of England for the transfer, free of charge, of bank stock and government funds. These days are the first five business days in the week before three o'clock. Transfers may be made on Saturdays on payment of a fee of 2s. 6d. Bithell. -- Transfer office, an office or department where transfers of stocks, etc., are made. -- Transfer paper, a prepared paper used by draughtsmen, engravers, lithographers, etc., for transferring impressions. -- Transfer table. (Railroad) Same as Traverse table. See under Traverse.

To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion.

The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another.

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Usage Examples

A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is profound, too, but medicine's a business today. It's a business.

By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to the wood and draw on that.

Conventional wisdom on government's role in inequality often has it backwards. Tax reforms have resulted in a more progressive federal income tax government transfer payments have become less progressive.

People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government.

I have strongly rejected the proposal to pardon and transfer her to the United States. I do not have the legal power to pardon terrorists and even if I did, I would not use it.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

What I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between partners, to make certain that they're not discriminated on the job.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

King's response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens.

A reform is a correction of abuses a revolution is a transfer of power.

I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it.

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