̘. ̈n.ˈtrænsfə: v. & n. --v. (transferred, transferring) 1 tr. (often foll. by to) a
convey,
remove, or
hand over (a
thing etc.) (transferred
the bag from the
car to the station). b
make over the
possession of (property, a
ticket, rights, etc.) to a
person (transferred
his membership to his son). 2 tr. & intr.
change or
move to
another group,
club,
department, etc. 3 intr. change from
one station,
route,
etc., to another on a
journey. 4 tr. a convey (a
drawing etc.) from one
surface to another,
esp. to a lithographic
stone by
means of transfer-paper. b remove (a picture) from one surface to another, esp. from
wood or a
wall to
canvas. 5 tr. change (the
sense of a
word etc.) by
extension or
metaphor. --n. 1 the
act or an
instance of transferring or
being transferred. 2 a a
design etc. conveyed or to be conveyed from one surface to another. b a
small usu.
coloured picture or design on
paper,
which is
transferable to another surface. 3 a
football player etc.
who is or is to be transferred. 4 a the
conveyance of
property, a
right, etc. b a
document effecting
this. 5 US a ticket allowing a journey to be continued on another route etc. øtransfer-book a
register of transfers of property, shares, etc. transfer
company US a company conveying passengers or
luggage between stations. transfer
fee a fee
paid for the transfer of esp. a
professional footballer. transfer
ink ink used for
making designs on a lithographic stone or transfer-paper. transfer list a list of footballers
available for transfer. transfer-paper specially coated paper to
receive the
impression of transfer ink
and transfer it to stone. transfer
RNA RNA conveying an amino-acid
molecule from the
cytoplasm to a
ribosome for
use in
protein synthesis etc. øøtransferee n. transferor esp.
Law n. transferrer n. [ME f. F transf÷rer or L transferre (as
TRANS-, ferre latbear)]