"mistransfer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mistransfers [plural]
Etymology: mis- + transfer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|transfer}} mis- + transfer Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mistransfer (countable and uncountable, plural mistransfers)
  1. The act of mistransferring. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mistransfer-en-noun-KXDsQnfX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 87 13

Verb

Forms: mistransfers [present, singular, third-person], mistransferring [participle, present], mistransferred [participle, past], mistransferred [past]
Etymology: mis- + transfer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|transfer}} mis- + transfer Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} mistransfer (third-person singular simple present mistransfers, present participle mistransferring, simple past and past participle mistransferred)
  1. To transfer incorrectly.
    Sense id: en-mistransfer-en-verb-e7kghnKu

Inflected forms

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