I wired my father for some money. I'm sure he'll send it, officer.
•Sarah wired the supplier for a replacement part.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wire — [waɪə ǁ waɪr] verb [transitive] 1. to send money electronically from one bank to another: • Prosecutors said Burks moved $45,000 to his girlfriend and wired $13,300 to a bank account in Florida. 2. also wire something up to connect something to a … Financial and business terms
wire — wire1 W3S3 [waıə US waır] n [: Old English; Origin: wir] 1.) [U and C] thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this ▪ copper wire ▪ a wire fence →↑barbed wire, ↑high wire, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
wire — wire1 [ waır ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a long thin piece of metal like a THREAD: copper/steel/gold wire The sticks were tied in bundles with wire. a piece/length of wire a coil/roll of wire a ) only before noun made from wire: glasses with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wire — 1 noun 1 (U) thin metal in the form of a thread: String wasn t strong enough, so we used wire. | a wire fence 2 (C) a piece of metal like this, usually covered in plastic, used for taking electricity from one place to another 3 get your wires… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wire — I UK [ˈwaɪə(r)] / US [waɪr] noun Word forms wire : singular wire plural wires ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a long thin piece of metal like a thread The sticks were tied in bundles with wire. a piece/bit/length of wire copper/steel/gold wire a … English dictionary
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