transfer

trans•fer

v. [[t]trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər[/t]] n. [[t]ˈtræns fər[/t]] v. -ferred, -fer•ring, n.

1) to convey or remove from one place, person, or position to another

2) to cause to pass from one person to another, as thought or power; transmit

3) law Law. to make over the possession or control of:

to transfer a title to land[/ex]

4) pri to imprint, impress, or otherwise convey (a drawing, design, etc.) from one surface to another

5) to remove oneself or be moved from one place, position, or job to another

6) to withdraw from one school, college, etc., and enter another

7) to change from one bus, train, etc., to another

8) a means or system of transferring

9) an act of transferring

10) the fact of being transferred

11) a point or place for transferring

12) a ticket entitling a passenger to continue a journey on another bus, train, or the like

13) a drawing, design, etc., that is or may be transferred from one surface to another, usu. by direct contact

14) a person who has transferred, as from one college to another

15) law Law. the conveyance to another, as by sale or gift, of real or personal property

16) psl ling. the positive or negative influence of prior learning on subsequent learning

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (v.) < L trānsferre=trāns- trans-+ferre to bear I, carry trans•fer′a•ble, trans•fer′ra•ble, adj. trans•fer`a•bil′i•ty, n. trans•fer′rer, n.