überweisen

to transfer (money)

verb ue-ber-VY-zen Rare

Also means

to remit

Usage Note

überweisen means to send money from one account to another. It is inseparable, so the prefix über- stays attached: Ich überweise dir das Geld, perfect habe überwiesen. It also means to refer a patient to a specialist, but in finance it always concerns einen Betrag auf ein Konto (an amount to an account).

Examples

"Ich überweise dir morgen die hundert Euro."

Natural Translation

I'll transfer you the hundred euros tomorrow.

Literal Translation

I transfer you tomorrow the hundred euros.

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