retransfer
|re-trans-fer|
🇺🇸
/ˌriːtrænsˈfɝ/
🇬🇧
/ˌriːtrænsˈfɜː/
transfer again
Etymology
'retransfer' originates from English formation using the prefix 're-' (from Latin 're-' meaning 'again') combined with 'transfer' (from Latin 'transferre').
'transfer' comes from Latin 'transferre' (trans- 'across' + ferre 'to carry'), passed into Old French and Middle English as 'transferre'/'transferren' and became modern English 'transfer'; 'retransfer' is a modern English formation by prefixing 're-' to 'transfer' to indicate repetition.
Initially, the root 'transfer' meant 'to carry across'; over time it came to mean 'to move ownership or position'; 'retransfer' specifically developed to mean 'to transfer again' or 'to transfer back'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an act or instance of transferring something again, often a transfer back to a previous owner or to another party.
The retransfer of the deed to the original owner was finalized last week.
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Verb 1
to transfer again; to move or convey something a second time or to transfer it back to a previous holder or to another recipient.
They decided to retransfer the files to the primary server after the backup failed.
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Last updated: 2026/01/08 01:49