transferred

Sent to another

Transferred is the past tense of transfer, meaning to move something or someone from one place, person, or situation to another.

Money is transferred between accounts, employees are transferred to new departments, and students transfer to different schools.

The word implies a complete handover: The deed was transferred to the new owner.

In sports, players are transferred between teams, often involving payment.

physical

moved

Changed location or felt

conveyed · hauled · ferried · carted · borne · lifted · loaded · unloaded · repositioned · displaced

relocated

reassigned

Allocated to different duties

moved · stationed · rotated · dispatched · reposted · sent · migrant · expatriate · emigrant · settler

conveyed

communicated

Transmitted information to another

shared · delivered · disseminated · propagated · spread · expressed · broadcasted · reported · circulated · forwarded

digital

uploaded

Sent to server

migrated · exported · imported · streamed · ported · file · data · cloud · server · bandwidth

ownership

deed

Written property conveyance

sale · buyer · seller · transaction · handover · possession · estate · inheritance · bequest · acquisition

sports

trade

Exchange of commodities

loan · swap · deal · contract · agent · negotiation · buyout · roster · fee · deadline

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Opposites
movement/relocation

transferredstayed

Continued being present

remained · fixed · kept · stationed · stationary

possession/ownership change

transferredretained

Continued to hold

kept · held · withheld · hoarded · maintained

permanence/stability

transferredfixed

Restored or immovable

permanent · stationed · assigned · established · entrenched

Phrases
Family

transferring, transferral, transferrer, retransferred

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