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1. Transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
   - reassign
    
2. Move from one place to another
   "transfer the data"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
    
3. Lift and reset in another soil or situation
   - transplant
    
4. Move around
   "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
   - shift
    
5. Cause to change ownership
   "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
    
6. Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
   - change
    
7. Send from one person or place to another
   - transmit, transport, channel, channelize, channelise [Brit]
    
8. Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
   - remove
    
9. Transfer from one place or period to another
   - transpose, transplant

1. The act of moving something from one location to another
   - transportation, transport, transferral, conveyance
    
2. Someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
   "the best student was a transfer from LSU"
   - transferee
    
3. 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
    
4. A ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
    
5. Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
   - transfer of training, carry-over
    
6. Transferring ownership
   - transference

Derived forms: transferring, transfers, transferred

See also: transferor, transferrer

Type of: acquisition, assign, change of state, dealing, dealings, delegate, depute, designate, displace, go, individual, learning, locomote, mortal, move, movement, person, shift, somebody, someone, soul, ticket, transaction, travel

Encyclopedia: Transfer