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cancel transfer

To stop a transfer of money before it is completed.

In plain English

A transfer is money being moved from one place or person to another. Cancelling it means stopping that movement while it is still unfinished.

In context

Here, it requests that a pending money transfer be stopped before completion.

Situation
Sending transfers, receiving payouts, withdrawing funds, and reading wallet balances
What it communicates
Requests cancellation of a pending transfer.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not establish whether the cancellation can be made or will succeed.

Examples

“When Lina noticed the wrong account number, she canceled the transfer before the money left her account.”

Core meaning

“The message asks staff to cancel the transfer while it is still pending.”

In context

  • cancel transaction Broader Term

    Stopping a money transfer before completion is one kind of cancelling a transaction.

  • reverse transfer Contrast

    A reversal applies after a transfer has been completed, unlike this action.