Synonyms for transfer
trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər; ˈtræns fərtrans·fer

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1. transfernoun

   Synonyms:
   transferal, transference

2. transfernoun

   To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

   Synonyms:
   transference, transferal, carry over, onpass, move

3. transfernoun

   To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.

   Synonyms:
   transference, transferal, transpose, copy

4. transferverb

   To be or become transferred.

   Synonyms:
   transferal, transference

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. transfer

   Convey, transmit, and transport all imply delivery at a destination; as, I will convey the information to your friend; air conveys sound (to a listener); carry does not necessarily imply delivery, and often does not admit of it. A man carries an appearance, conveys an impression, the appearance remaining his own, the impression being given to another; I will transmit the letter; transport the goods. A horse carries his mane and tail, but does not convey them. Transfer may or may not imply delivery to another person; as, items may be transferred from one account to another or a word transferred to the following line. In law, real estate, which can not be moved, is conveyed by simply transferring title and possession. Transport usually refers to material, transfer, transmit, and convey may refer to immaterial objects; we transfer possession, transmit intelligence, convey ideas, but do not transport them. In the case of convey the figurative sense now predominates. Compare CARRY.

   Synonyms:
   carry, change, change, convey, give, move, remove, sell, shift, transmit, transport

   Antonyms:
   cling to, hold, keep, possess, preserve, retain

   Preposition:
   Convey to a friend, a purchaser, etc.; convey from the house to the station; convey by express, by hand, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. transfer

   Synonyms:
   convey, transport, remove, sell, assign, remand, make over, transplant, give, alienate, translate, transmit, forward, exchange

   Antonyms:
   retain, withhold, fix, appropriate, keep

Princeton's WordNet(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyancenoun

   the act of moving something from one location to another

   Synonyms:
   exaltation, fare, carry-over, transference, imparting, tape transport, transport, impartation, rapture, transportation, transit, deportation, shipping, exile, ecstasy, tape drive, transfer of training, transportation system, conveying, transferee, conveyancing, conveyance of title, transferral, conveyance, raptus, expatriation

2. transfer, transfereenoun

   someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another

   "the best student was a transfer from LSU"

   Synonyms:
   carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transport

3. transfer, transferencenoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transport

4. transfernoun

   a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances

   Synonyms:
   carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transport

5. transfer, transfer of training, carry-overnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, carry-forward, transport

6. transfer, transferenceverb

   transferring ownership

   Synonyms:
   carry-over, transference, transferee, conveyance, transportation, transferral, transfer of training, transport

7. transfer, reassignverb

   transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

   Synonyms:
   transmit, change, shift, channelize, channel, transplant, remove, channelise, transpose, transport, reassign

8. transferverb

   move from one place to another

   "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

   Synonyms:
   transmit, change, shift, channelize, channel, transplant, remove, channelise, transpose, transport, reassign

9. transplant, transferverb

   lift and reset in another soil or situation

   "Transplant the young rice plants"

   Synonyms:
   change, shift, channelise, channel, transplant, channelize, remove, transport, transpose, graft, transmit, reassign

10. transfer, shiftverb

    move around

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

    Synonyms:
    reassign, change, agitate, budge, channel, careen, transplant, transport, remove, transpose, stir, reposition, tilt, wobble, pitch, channelize, shift, transmit, lurch, switch, channelise, change over, dislodge

11. transferverb

    cause to change ownership

    "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

    Synonyms:
    transmit, change, shift, channelize, channel, transplant, remove, channelise, transpose, transport, reassign

12. transfer, changeverb

    change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

    "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"

    Synonyms:
    reassign, alter, interchange, vary, channel, transplant, transport, remove, modify, transpose, change, commute, shift, exchange, channelize, transmit, convert, switch, channelise, deepen

13. transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channeliseverb

    send from one person or place to another

    "transmit a message"

    Synonyms:
    ship, canalise, beam, delight, ravish, transpose, impart, enthrall, head, guide, maneuver, point, change, channelize, enthral, channelise, canalize, enrapture, steer, channel, carry, manoeuver, transport, manoeuvre, direct, transplant, communicate, broadcast, shift, convey, conduct, air, send, enchant, remove, reassign, transmit

14. remove, transferverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    reassign, change, bump off, channelize, take away, withdraw, slay, dispatch, absent, channel, polish off, get rid of, remove, move out, transplant, off, transport, murder, shift, transpose, hit, take, channelise, take out, transmit

15. transfer, transpose, transplantverb

    transfer from one place or period to another

    "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

    Synonyms:
    reassign, change, interchange, channel, permute, transplant, transport, remove, transpose, commute, shift, channelize, transmit, channelise, graft, counterchange

Matched Categories

1. • Assign
   • Displace
   • Learning
   • Move
   • Movement
   • Shift
   • Ticket

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. conway

   Submitted by anonymous on May 10, 2020  

2. energy transfer

   Submitted by anonymous on December 16, 2019  

3. reassignment

   change to another location

   an example of reassignment is being taking off of a project to focus on something else.

   Submitted by rinat on February 16, 2016  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. transferverb

   Synonyms:
   transport, carry, convey, transmit, TRANSLATE

2. transferverb

   Synonyms:
   remove, transplant

3. transferverb

   Synonyms:
   alienate, abalienate, demise, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver over

4. transfernoun

   Synonyms:
   alienation, abalienation, demise, conveyance, transferrence

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "transfer":

   transfers, transferring, transferred, assignment, handover, transmission, devolution, relocation, redeployment, mutation, transfert, transference, transhipment, shift, shipment, move, transshipment, transport, divestiture, referral, transferability, devolve, redeploy, flow-through, trans-shipment, relocate, transferral, pass-through, movement, surrender, conveyance, passthrough, transmit, moving, transposition, conversion, transportation, hand-over, transition, forwarding, assignments, cession

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1. John McCain:

   If I went to the members of the committee today and said,' Look they are going to be moved to a maximum security prison in some location in the United States of America and we have a plan for that transfer, I think most of them would be perfectly happy about that.

2. Alex Wong:

   The Hong Kong stock market has already reacted in anticipation, money flows in the market, in particular of funds in Hong Kong-listed China companies, have started to transfer to those ADR companies, which affect the liquidity of the Hong Kong market.

3. Condors Kelli Walker:

   We do trade eggs sometimes, we are able to transfer eggs to wild nests if they're required.

4. Mohsen Dadpeynia:

   After my daughter moved to Italy in 2013, it was a nightmare to send her money. I had to find trustworthy black market dealers to transfer money.

5. Kellyanne Conway:

   They do they work through a decidedly non-political and apolitclal lens, they obviously are already experts in social media, so for them to transfer followers on social media is probably easy breeze for them.