transferring
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1 moving something or someone (v.) B1 Intermediatemoving something or someone from one place to another.
the act of relocating an object, person, or responsibility from one point to another; often used for physical movement or professional reassignment.
ExampleThe company is transferring her to the London office next month.
ExampleThe logistics team is currently transferring the delicate medical equipment to the climate-controlled storage facility to prevent any degradation.
PitfallHe is transfering the files now.He is transferring the files now.In British and American English, you must double the 'r' when adding -ing to 'transfer'.
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2 sending money or data (v.) B1 Intermediate Computingsending money from one bank account to another, or moving digital files.
the electronic movement of funds or digital information between accounts, devices, or systems.
ExampleI am transferring the money to your account right now.
ExampleTransferring large datasets over a wireless connection can lead to significant packet loss if the signal is unstable.
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3 the process of movement (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatethe actual process or act of moving something.
the action or process of being moved or the state of being moved from one place to another.
ExampleThe transferring of power from the old government to the new one took several weeks.
ExampleThe rapid transferring of ownership during the merger caused significant confusion among the junior staff members.
- Verbtransfer
- Verbtransferring
- Nountransference
- Adjectivetransferable