transferal

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /trænsˈfɝəl/ UK /trænsˈfɜːrəl/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the act of moving something from one place or person to another

The transferal of funds was completed before the bank closed.

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1 noun · the act of moving something... transfer conveyance transmissionhandoverassignment relocation

Word family

Related forms transfer transference transferee

Etymology

From transfer + -al; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear').

trānsferre Latin trāns Latin ferre Middle English

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# transferal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** trænsˈfɝəl
**IPA (UK):** trænsˈfɜːrəl

## Meanings
1. the act of moving something from one place or person to another

## Examples
- The transferal of funds was completed before the bank closed.

## Synonyms
- transfer
- conveyance
- transmission
- handover
- assignment
- relocation

## Related Forms
- transfer
- transference
- transferee

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trānsferre
- Root: trāns
- Root: ferre

## Etymology
From transfer + -al; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear').

## AI Etymology
Transferal is from transfer + -al; transfer is from Latin trānsferre ('to carry across'), from trāns ('across') + ferre ('to carry, bear'). Important recorded forms include trānsferre (Latin), trāns (Latin), and ferre (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the act of moving something from one place or person to another. The wider family includes related words such as transfer, transference, and transferee.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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