transfer market
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The system by which players are transferred between teams, including the fees involved for teams making such transfers.
noun
Any system, whether formal or informal, by which something is transferred between organizations and/or individuals.
Example Sentences
- "It would be more significant if the initial distribution of playing talent, before clubs start to trade players on the transfer market, were more equal."
- "Dr Raffaele Poli heads the CIES Football Observatory, which analyses the transfer market and the performance of players."
- "However, the net spending on playing talent in the transfer market (i.e. paid transfer fees minus received transfer fees) has not increased."
- "Some of the players were concerned about what the future held for them – given that one of the measures involved Chelsea not being able to operate in the transfer market or offer new contracts."
- "It is safe to say that the middle transfer market is becoming more mature—but not in the sense that it more nearly resembles the public transfer market."
- "In 1983, the State Science and technology Commission issued "to strength technology transfer and technical services," which marks the beginning of the technology transfer market."