wire transfer

¹ American

noun

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 American

[wahyuhr-trans-fur, -trans-fer] / ˈwaɪər trænsˈfɜr, -ˈtræns fər /

verb (used with object)

wire-transferred, wire-transferring

to transmit (money or credit) by wire transfer.

Example Sentences

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Three days after the arrest, Epstein's accountant Richard Kahn cancelled the wire transfer and the purchase was ultimately never completed.

From BBC

Bank account received a $60,000 wire transfer.

From Los Angeles Times

Epstein showered her with gifts, on her birthday and throughout the years, from luxury handbags, to $10,000 in Bergdorf Goodman gift cards and, in 2019, listed her name in the notes of a wire transfer payment to a private jet company for more than $50,000, the documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Sept. 18, Nikolic emailed Cohen, copying Epstein, to confirm receipt of a wire transfer.

From The Wall Street Journal

In searching Herrling’s bank records, Lyndon Versoza, a postal inspector working the case, found a wire transfer in September 2021 from the sale of Tascon’s Encino home.

From Los Angeles Times

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