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- transfer agent/ˈtrænsfɜːr ˌeɪdʒənt/A financial institution or organization appointed by a corporation to manage the transfer of its stocks or bonds from one shareholder to another.nounC1
- transfer characteristic/ˈtrænsfɜː ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/A function or graph describing how an input signal to a device, system, or component maps to its output signal, showing the relationship between them.nounC2
- transfer company/ˈtrænsfɜː ˈkʌmpəni/A company whose primary function is to transport goods, passengers, or data from one place to another.nounB2
- transfer factor/ˈtrænsfɜː ˌfæktə/A small immune molecule (technically: dialyzable leukocyte extract) that can transfer immune reactivity from a sensitized donor to a non-immune recipient.nounLow (specialized term)
- transfer fee/ˈtrænsfɜː fiː/A payment made by one sports club to another as compensation for acquiring a player who is still under contract.nounB2
- transfer list/ˈtrænsfɜː lɪst/A document or record used to formally register or keep track of something that is being moved from one place, person, or category to another.nounB2
- transfer molding/ˈtrænsfɜː ˈməʊldɪŋ/A manufacturing process in which a plastic or rubber material is placed in a chamber, heated until soft, and then forced into a closed mold cavity.nounVery Low
- transfer orbit/ˈtræns.fɜːr ˈɔː.bɪt/A temporary orbital trajectory used by a spacecraft to move between two stable orbits, typically requiring an engine burn to enter and exit.nounC2
- transfer payment/ˈtrænsfɜː ˈpeɪmənt/A payment made by a government to an individual, business, or another government for which no goods or services are directly received in return. It is a redistribution of income.nounC1
- transfer pricing/ˈtrænsfəː ˈpraɪsɪŋ/The practice of setting prices for goods, services, or intangible assets traded between different parts of a multinational corporation, especially across international borders.nounC1
- transfer rna/ˌtræns.fɜːr ɑːr en ˈeɪ/A small RNA molecule that delivers a specific amino acid to the ribosome during protein synthesis, matching the amino acid to its corresponding codon on the messenger RNA (mRNA).nounLow
- transfer station/ˈtrænsfə ˈsteɪʃən/A location where passengers or goods are moved from one vehicle or mode of transport to another.nounmedium
- transferable vote/trænsˈfɜːrəbl vəʊt/A voting system in which a voter ranks candidates in order of preference; if a candidate is eliminated or achieves a surplus, the vote is transferred to the voter's next choice.nounC1
- transferal/trænsˈfɜːrəl/The act or process of moving something or someone from one place, person, or situation to another.nounLow (C2)
- transferase/ˈtrænsfəreɪz/An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a functional group from one molecule to another.nounLow
- transferee/ˌtrænsfəˈriː/A person who is transferred from one place, position, or role to another.nounC1
- transference/trænsˈfɜː.rəns/The action of transferring something; the process by which feelings, desires, or unconscious thoughts are shifted from one person or thing to another.nounC1
- transference number/ˌtrænsˈfɜːrəns ˌnʌmbə/In electrochemistry and battery science, the fraction of ionic current carried by a specific ion in an electrolyte solution.nounVery Low
- transferor/ˌtrænsˈfɜː.rər/A party, especially in law or finance, who formally conveys or hands over property, rights, or title to another party.nounLow (C2)
- transferral/trænsˈfɜː.rəl/The act or process of transferring something from one place, person, or thing to another.noununcommon
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