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wire transfer

1

noun

  1. an order transmitted by telephone, telegraph, or electronically from one bank to another to pay or credit money to a payee designated by a payer.


wire-transfer

2

[ wahyuhr-trans-fur, -trans-fer ]

verb (used with object)

, wire-trans·ferred, wire-trans·fer·ring.
  1. to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.

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Example Sentences

You’ll know it’s a con if you’re asked to pay some kind of fee either in cash, wire transfer, or gift cards.

They may say it was a mistake and ask you to return the money in the form of gift cards or wire transfers.

The winner of the auction must send the full payment by Friday, through a wire transfer, and will receive the bitcoin through a digital wallet.

Instead of credit cards, though, Modern Treasury builds software to help integrate direct bank services, including ACH, check, and wire transfers, to online services.

From Fortune

If they request payment in cash, gift card or wire transfer, it’s another sign of a scammer.

Yet last September, the government alleges, he made a $500,000 wire transfer.

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