e-transfer

English

Alternative forms

• etransfer

Etymology

From e- +‎ transfer.

Noun

e-transfer (plural e-transfers)

1. (finance) An electronic transfer of funds.

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.

   Could you e-transfer me this month's rent?

   • 2021, Silmy Abdullah, Home of the Floating Lily, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 177:

     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.

   • 2022 July 22, Jeff Bell, “Nanaimo man loses thousands in rental scam”, in Times Colonist‎^[1], Victoria, B.C.: Glacier Media Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-07-29:

     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.

   • 2023 March 6, Erica Johnson, Kimberly Ivany, “TD Bank customer lost $480 after e-transfer cancelled — despite having autodeposit”, in CBC News‎^[2], archived from the original on 4 May 2024:

     In the second part of our test, senders e-transferred $5 to accounts that had autodeposit set up.