transfer

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-rr-) to new place 1 ~ (sth/sb) (from...) (to...) to move from one place to another; to move sth/sb from one place to another: [V] The film studio is transferring to Hollywood. * [VN] How can I transfer money from my bank account to his? * The patient was transferred to another hospital. * [VN, V] (especially AmE) I couldn't transfer all my credits from junior college. * (especially AmE) If I spend a semester in Madrid, will my credits transfer? to new job / school / situation 2 ~ (sb) (from...) (to...) to move from one job, school, situation, etc. to another; to arrange for sb to move: [V] Children usually transfer to secondary school at 11 or 12. * He transferred to UCLA after his freshman year. * [VN] Ten employees are being transferred from the sales department. feeling / disease / power 3 if you transfer a feeling, a disease, or power, etc., or if it transfers from one person to another, the second person has it, often instead of the first: [VN] Joe had already transferred his affections from Lisa to Cleo. * I decided to transfer my loyalty to my local team. * This disease is rarely transferred from mother to baby (= so that the baby has it as well as the mother). [also V] property 4 [VN] ~ sth (to sb) to officially arrange for sth to belong to sb else or for sb else to control sth: He transferred the property to his son. in sport 5 ~ (sb) (from...) (to...) (especially BrE) to move, or to move sb, to a different sports team, especially a professional football team: [V] He transferred to Everton for ｣6 million. * [VN] He was transferred from Spurs to Arsenal for a huge fee. to new vehicle 6 ~ (sb) (from...) (to...) to change to a different vehicle during a journey; to arrange for sb to change to a different vehicle during a journey: [V] I transferred at Bahrain for a flight to Singapore. * [VN] Passengers are transferred from the airport to the hotel by taxi. information / music, etc. 7 ~ (sth) (from sth) (to sth) to copy information, music, an idea, etc. from one method of recording or presenting it to another; to be recorded or presented in a different way: [VN] You can transfer data to a disk in a few seconds. * [V] The novel does not transfer well to the movies. noun change of place / job / situation 1 [U,C] the act of moving sb/sth from one place, group or job to another; an occasion when this happens: data / information transfer * the transfer of currency from one country to another * He has asked for a transfer to the company's Paris branch. * After the election there was a swift transfer of power. in sport 2 [U,C] the act of moving a sports player from one club or team to another: It was the first goal he had scored since his transfer from Chelsea. * a transfer fee / request * to be on the transfer list (= available to join another club) change of vehicle 3 [U,C] an act of changing to a different place, vehicle or route when you are travelling: The transfer from the airport to the hotel is included in the price. train / bus ticket 4 [C] (AmE) a ticket that allows a passenger to continue their journey on another bus or train picture 5 [C] (especially BrE) (AmE usually decal) a picture or design that can be removed from a piece of paper and stuck onto a surface, for example by being pressed or heated