- transfer
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 change of place/situationADJECTIVE▪ massive▪
The war caused a massive transfer of population.
▪ efficient, smooth, successful▪the smooth transfer of power to the new government
▪ net▪There has been a net transfer of lower-paid people away from the inner cities.
▪ permanent▪Her boss recommended a permanent transfer overseas.
▪ direct▪Employees are paid by direct transfer to a bank account.
▪ data, information, knowledge▪ land, property▪ wealth (esp. AmE)▪ population▪ resource▪ technology▪ file▪ digital, electronic, telegraphic (BrE)▪ balance (esp. BrE), bank, capital, cash, credit, financial, money, share (esp. BrE), stock▪ embryo, gene▪ charge, electron, energy, heat, nuclear, thermalVERB + TRANSFER▪ do, effect (formal), make▪I did a file transfer from one PC to another.
▪Only the owner can make a transfer of goods.
▪ allow, facilitateTRANSFER + VERB▪ occur, take placeTRANSFER + NOUN▪ rate, speed▪data transfer rates of 6.4 GB per second
▪ process▪ student▪The law schools accept a large number of second-year transfer students.
PREPOSITION▪ transfer between▪the transfer of property between private buyers
▪ transfer from, transfer of▪the transfer of power/sovereignty
▪ transfer to2 (BrE) in sportsADJECTIVE▪ free▪ permanentVERB + TRANSFER▪ give sb▪His club have given him a free transfer.
TRANSFER + NOUN▪ list, market, system▪ fee, payment, price▪ budget, kitty▪ deadline, window▪ deal{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ carefully▪ directly▪Skills cannot be transferred directly from a trainer to a trainee.
▪ easily▪Data is easily transferred electronically.
▪ successfully▪ simply▪ immediately▪ quickly, rapidly▪ gradually▪ eventually▪ temporarily▪ formally▪Sovereignty was formally transferred on December 27.
▪ automatically▪ electronically▪ abroad (esp. BrE), overseas▪Assets can be transferred overseas.
▪ back, outPREPOSITION▪ across, between▪Can the disease be transferred across species?
▪ from, into▪She transferred the gravy into a gravy boat.
▪ onto, out of, to▪ through, via
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
