"e-transfer" meaning in English

See e-transfer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: e-transfers [plural], etransfer [alternative]
Etymology: From e- + transfer. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|e|transfer|id1=digital}} e- + transfer Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} e-transfer (countable and uncountable, plural e-transfers)
  1. (finance) An electronic transfer of funds. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-e-transfer-en-noun-wtPr93BG Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance

Verb

Forms: e-transfers [present, singular, third-person], e-transferring [participle, present], e-transferred [participle, past], e-transferred [past], etransfer [alternative]
Etymology: From e- + transfer. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|e|transfer|id1=digital}} e- + transfer Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} e-transfer (third-person singular simple present e-transfers, present participle e-transferring, simple past and past participle e-transferred)
  1. (Canada, finance) To transfer funds electronically between bank accounts. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-e-transfer-en-verb-xnl9F-5L Categories (other): Canadian English, Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e- (digital), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with e- (digital): 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e",
        "3": "transfer",
        "id1": "digital"
      },
      "expansion": "e- + transfer",
      "name": "pre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From e- + transfer.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "e-transfers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etransfer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "e-transfer (countable and uncountable, plural e-transfers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "en:Finance",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An electronic transfer of funds."
      ],
      "id": "en-e-transfer-en-noun-wtPr93BG",
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "electronic",
          "electronic#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "transfer",
          "transfer#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "funds",
          "funds#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance) An electronic transfer of funds."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "e-transfer"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e",
        "3": "transfer",
        "id1": "digital"
      },
      "expansion": "e- + transfer",
      "name": "pre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From e- + transfer.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "e-transfers",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "e-transferring",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "e-transferred",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "e-transferred",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etransfer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "e-transfer (third-person singular simple present e-transfers, present participle e-transferring, simple past and past participle e-transferred)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Canadian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Finance",
          "orig": "en:Finance",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with e- (digital)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Could you e-transfer me this month's rent?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2021, Silmy Abdullah, Home of the Floating Lily, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 177:",
          "text": "Shahnaz also e-transferred the bulk of her savings to Minu, which she had gathered bit by bit over the years and put aside for Tasneem.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2022 July 22, Jeff Bell, “Nanaimo man loses thousands in rental scam”, in Times Colonist, Victoria, B.C.: Glacier Media Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2022:",
          "text": "After e-transferring the money, the prospective tenant went to the home on Bowen Road that he believed he had rented and was surprised to find that it appeared to be occupied, with several vehicles in the driveway.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2023 March 6, Erica Johnson, Kimberly Ivany, “TD Bank customer lost $480 after e-transfer cancelled — despite having autodeposit”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 04 May 2024:",
          "text": "In the second part of our test, senders e-transferred $5 to accounts that had autodeposit set up.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To transfer funds electronically between bank accounts."
      ],
      "id": "en-e-transfer-en-verb-xnl9F-5L",
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bank accounts",
          "bank account#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada, finance) To transfer funds electronically between bank accounts."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "e-transfer"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with e- (digital)",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e",
        "3": "transfer",
        "id1": "digital"
      },
      "expansion": "e- + transfer",
      "name": "pre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From e- + transfer.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "e-transfers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etransfer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "e-transfer (countable and uncountable, plural e-transfers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Finance"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An electronic transfer of funds."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "electronic",
          "electronic#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "transfer",
          "transfer#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "funds",
          "funds#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance) An electronic transfer of funds."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "e-transfer"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with e- (digital)",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "e",
        "3": "transfer",
        "id1": "digital"
      },
      "expansion": "e- + transfer",
      "name": "pre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From e- + transfer.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "e-transfers",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "e-transferring",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "e-transferred",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "e-transferred",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etransfer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "e-transfer (third-person singular simple present e-transfers, present participle e-transferring, simple past and past participle e-transferred)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Canadian English",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Finance"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Could you e-transfer me this month's rent?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2021, Silmy Abdullah, Home of the Floating Lily, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 177:",
          "text": "Shahnaz also e-transferred the bulk of her savings to Minu, which she had gathered bit by bit over the years and put aside for Tasneem.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2022 July 22, Jeff Bell, “Nanaimo man loses thousands in rental scam”, in Times Colonist, Victoria, B.C.: Glacier Media Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2022:",
          "text": "After e-transferring the money, the prospective tenant went to the home on Bowen Road that he believed he had rented and was surprised to find that it appeared to be occupied, with several vehicles in the driveway.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              40,
              53
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2023 March 6, Erica Johnson, Kimberly Ivany, “TD Bank customer lost $480 after e-transfer cancelled — despite having autodeposit”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 04 May 2024:",
          "text": "In the second part of our test, senders e-transferred $5 to accounts that had autodeposit set up.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To transfer funds electronically between bank accounts."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bank accounts",
          "bank account#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Canada, finance) To transfer funds electronically between bank accounts."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "e-transfer"
}

Download raw JSONL data for e-transfer meaning in English (3.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (96027d6 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.