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What is another word for Transfer? – 294 Transfer Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    move shift convey transport carry relocate remove exchange transmit send forward dispatch redirect reassign reallocate delegate hand over pass on give assign allot allocate consign ship ferry channel conduct guide lead usher escort accompany conveyance transmission transference displacement relocation removal deportation expulsion banishment exile migration emigration immigration transition transposition substitution replacement succession supersession accession assumption undertaking takeover seizure capture annexation appropriation requisition acquisition procurement transferal transferral transmittal transmission transshipment transport transplantation transposition conversion transformation metamorphosis transmogrification

    Meaning of Transfer

    The primary meaning of the word "transfer" is to move something or someone from one place to another.

    Definitions

    • The act of moving something or someone from one place to another
    • The act of changing the ownership or possession of something
    • The act of conveying or transmitting something, such as information or energy
    • The act of moving an employee to a different job or location
    • The act of conveying a patient to a different hospital or medical facility

    Etymology of Transfer

    The word "transfer" comes from the Latin "transferre", which means "to carry across" or "to convey"
    The Latin "transferre" is a combination of "trans" meaning "across" and "ferre" meaning "to carry"
    The word "transfer" has been used in English since the 15th century, initially to describe the act of conveying or transporting something from one place to another

    Example Uses

    • The company will transfer its headquarters to a new city next year
    • The patient was transferred to a different hospital for further treatment
    • The data was transferred from the old computer to the new one
    • The employee was transferred to a different department to work on a new project
    • The ownership of the property was transferred to the new owner

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    retain keep hold maintain preserve conserve store hoard accumulate amass collect gather withhold withdraw remove eliminate eradicate destroy abolish cancel annul void nullify negate refuse reject decline deny disallow prohibit forbid restrict limit restrain confine contain stay stop halt arrest suspend pause delay defer postpone cancel recall revoke rescind revoke repudiate renounce relinquish surrender abandon desert forsake leave quit resign

    Related Nouns

    transaction transferor transferee conveyance transmission transport relocation removal displacement deportation expulsion banishment exile migration emigration immigration transition transposition substitution replacement succession supersession accession assumption undertaking takeover seizure capture annexation appropriation requisition acquisition procurement transferal transferral transmittal transplantation transposition conversion transformation metamorphosis transmogrification agency office department division section unit team group organization institution establishment firm company corporation business enterprise

    Related Verbs

    move shift convey transport carry relocate remove exchange transmit send forward dispatch redirect reassign reallocate delegate hand over pass on give assign allot allocate consign ship ferry channel conduct guide lead usher escort accompany conveyance transmission transference displacement relocation removal deportation expulsion banishment exile migrate emigrate immigrate transition transpose substitute replace succeed supersede access assume undertake take over seize capture annex appropriate requisition acquire procure transfer transplant transmute convert transform metamorphose transmogrify

    Related Adjectives

    transferable movable portable conveyable transportable relocatable removable exchangeable transmissible sendable forwardable dispatchable redirectable reassignable reallocatable delegable handoverable passable assignable allotable allocatable consignable shippable ferryable channelable conductible guidable leadable usherable escortable accompanyable conveyable transmissible