transfer market noun2 •The system by which players are transferred between teams, including the fees involved for teams making such transfers.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. — 2006 •Any system, whether formal or informal, by which something is transferred between organizations and/or individuals.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. — 2009 formstransfer markets
