transfer

[trans-fur, trans-fer, trans-fer] / trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər, ˈtræns fər /

NOUN

change of possession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deportation relocation removal transmission

STRONG

alteration assignment conduction convection displacement move relegation shift substitution transference translation transmittal transposition variation

Antonyms

STRONG

stagnation

WEAK

hold keeping

VERB

pass possession to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign bring carry cede change convert deliver dispatch ferry find give hand over move pass on provide relocate remove sell send shift ship supply transmit transport turn over

STRONG

bear cart consign convey deed delegate dislocate dispense displace disturb express feed forward hand haul lug mail metamorphose post relegate shoulder taxi tote transfigure translate transmogrify transmute transplant transpose

WEAK

make over pass the buck sign over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail fight fix hold hold back keep lose persist receive remain retain stay take withhold

STRONG

maintain order refuse stagnate

Example Sentences

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The Nobel Peace Center has maintained the award cannot be transferred.

From Los Angeles Times

The case is now being transferred to district court and a hearing has been set for 20 January to determine whether Busfield should be released on bail pending trial.

From BBC

But she noted that if a GM offers a student-athlete $4 million to stay for multiple years, the athlete “can say no, just give me the $4 million” and transfer after one year.

From MarketWatch

But it has been wary of demands to transfer its expertise, seen by some as a safeguard against military action.

From BBC

"Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others," the committee said in a statement last week.

From BBC

transfer

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