Police are investigating how $20 million was illegally transferred from/out of the trust's bank account.
The aim is to transfer power/control/responsibility to self-governing regional councils. to arrange for someone to answer phone calls received on one telephone on another telephone: I'll be upstairs, so could you transfer my phone calls up there, please? to change to a different job, team, place of work, etc., or to make someone do this: After a year he transferred to Jefferson University. My employer wanted to transfer me to another department. Some very high-profile players have transferred to clubs abroad. He threatened to give up playing if his club didn't transfer him (= sell him to another team) . to make something the legal property of another person: She transferred the house to her daughter before she died. More examples Fewer examplesYou can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
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a picture or pattern that can be attached to a surface by pressing it against the surface and then rubbing or heating it:
The kids bought transfers and ironed them onto their T-shirts. Compare SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
/ trænsˈfɜr , ˈtræns·fər / to move from one place, person, or position to another, or to cause someone or something to move: [ I ] She studied for two years at Smith College, then transferred to the University of Chicago. [ T ] Transfer your weight to your front foot as you swing. When property is transferred to someone, legal ownership is changed from one person to another: [ T ] Franklin transferred the car to his brother.Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
a move from one place, person, or position to another : [ C ] I got my money through an electronic transfer into my account. (Definition of transfer from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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to move someone or something from one place to another: transfer sb/sth to sth The company is to transfer 1500 jobs to India by the end of the year. Anyone transferring a pension from one company to another could be hit by early exit penalties. The idea is to transfer all the firm's operational business to the web. to change to a different job, team, place of work, or situation, or to make someone do this: transfer to sth A small number of employees will be offered a chance to transfer to California. transfer sb to sth The manager transferred him to another store. transfer between sth You can transfer between ISA providers during the tax year. [ T ] BANKING , FINANCE to move money from one account to another: transfer sth to/into sth The money will be transferred into your bank account. He opened an instant access account and transferred his savings. to move data from one computer, system, etc. to another: transfer sth to sth All forms have been transferred to disk. to make something the legal property of another person:transfer sth to sb Married couples do not have to pay this tax if property is transferred from one to the other after death.
[ T ] COMMUNICATIONS to pass a phone call from one phone to another: transfer sb to sb Please hold while I transfer you to my supervisor.Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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the process of moving someone or something from one place to another: Very little of the bank's business will be affected by the parent group's transfer of jobs to Asia. Technical problems were delaying the money transfer. an occasion when someone or something moves from one place to another: Many merchants who prefer electronic transfers to dealing with the paper checks. This account requires 14 days' notice for transfers out. He loved living there but had to sell because of a job transfer. the act of making something the legal property of another person:You will need to pay a solicitor to handle the transfer of ownership of the property from the seller to you.
Functions of the department not focused on economic development could be transferred to other agencies or eliminated.
Local is all very related to search, so my knowledge transfers. A judge could determine at a later date whether the case should be transferred to adult court. You had pretty much a free transfer of information from private companies to the government. In conclusion, preparing to transfer is a bear and requires lots of upfront planning.This would also challenge the concept of connecting identity to a bank account, as well as existing card schemes as means of value transfer.
According to inmate accounts, correctional officers sometimes mention that the transfer was "marked" at his old facility, meaning there was a hit put on him.
Drain again and transfer to a shallow dish. She came to our hospital as a transfer in the middle of the night. During this time, police records show, the officers were transferred to different divisions. This is not, as many on the other side argue, a "transfer" of work. There's also no balance transfer fee and no annual fee.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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They will provide automatic transfer for front-line service staff, to ensure that there is no disruption to essential local services over the reorganisation period.
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Here basic income is meant to be a fully unconditional cash transfer. This function represents the local and direct transfer of kinetic energy to small scales.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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