Synonyms for transfer
trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər; ˈtræns fər

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1. transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance(noun)

   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, transferee(noun)

   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, transference(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"

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

4. transfer(noun)

   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-over(noun)

   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, transference(verb)

   transferring ownership

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

7. transfer, reassign(verb)

   transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

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

8. transfer(verb)

   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, transfer(verb)

   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, shift(verb)

    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. transfer(verb)

    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, change(verb)

    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, channelise(verb)

    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, transfer(verb)

    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, transplant(verb)

    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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. transfer(noun)

   Synonyms:
   transference, transferal

2. transfer(noun)

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

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

3. transfer(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   transference, transferal, copy, transpose

4. transfer(verb)

   To be or become transferred.

   Synonyms:
   transference, transferal

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

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. transfer(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   transport, carry, convey, transmit, TRANSLATE

2. transfer(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   remove, transplant

3. transfer(v. a.)

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

4. transfer(n.)

   Synonyms:
   alienation, abalienation, demise, conveyance, transferrence

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

1. List of paraphrases:

   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. Morena Makhoana:

   On this particular six-in-one vaccine we are the only tech transfer partner with Sanofi in the world, so we are very proud.

2. Rainer Baake:

   If you want to have expensive electricity you buy nuclear generators, if you want dirty electricity you burn coal, if you want clean energy in the long run that will be cheaper, you transfer to a renewable system, but the decision has to be made by your own government.

3. Sarah Higgins:

   The United States coordinated with the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ensure the transfer took place in accordance with established standards for security and humane treatment.

4. Alejandro Agag:

   Maybe...(Formula E) cars could drive themselves to the starting grid and the drivers can just walk and do interviews on the way, i think that is a transfer we could organize quite soon, actually.

5. Klaus Roewe:

   The priority is to ramp up and then we will start thinking about what we can transfer.

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