Definition of: transfer

(trans·fûr′, trans′fər) v. ·ferred, ·fer·ring v.t.
1. carry, or cause to pass, from one person, place, etc., to another.
2. To make over possession of to another.
3. To convey (a drawing) from one surface to another, as by specially prepared paper.
—v.i.
4. To transfer oneself.
5. To be transferred.
6. To change from one car or line to another on a transfer.
7. To shift one's enrollment as a student from one educational institution to another. See synonyms under CONVEY.
—noun (trans′fər)
1. The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred.
2. That which is transferred; specifically, in art, lithography, etc., a design conveyed or to be conveyed, as by copying ink or pressure, in reverse, from one surface to another.
3. A place, method, or means of transfer.
4. A ticket, entitling a passenger on one car or boat to ride on another, as on a connected line, with or without paying an additional fare; also, the place where such transfer is made.
5. A delivery of title or property from one person to another.
6. The exchange of a person from one organization to another, from one military division to another, from one school to another, etc.
7. An order transferring money or securities. [<OF transferer <L transferre <trans- across + ferre carry]
—trans·fer′a·bil′·i·ty noun
—trans·fer′a·ble adjective