Word: transfer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferōder. English transfer From Latin trānsferō (“to bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɑːns.fɜː/, /ˈtɹæns.fɜː/, /ˈtɹæns.fɚ/ 1. The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another. Labels: uncountable 2. An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal. Labels: countable Example: A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone. 3. An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey. Labels: countable Example: Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station. 4. A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or subway lines), allowing free entry onto another bus to continue a journey. Labels: countable 5. A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer. Labels: countable Example: All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram. 6. A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A conventional bid which requests partner to bid the next available suit. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A person who transfers or is transferred from one club or team to another. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Ellipsis of transfer student. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 12. Of a person with limited mobility: an instance of independent or assisted movement from one stable surface to another. Labels: countable Example: Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation. Example: Transfers and bed mobility are a normal part of our daily activities. Going from lying down to sitting edge of bed, rolling, getting in/out of bed, sitting and standing from bed/chairs and toilet are all examples of transfers and bed mobility. 13. Ellipsis of language transfer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable