/ trænsˈfjuːʒn; NAmE / noun [ C , U ]
1.
= blood transfusion
2.
transfusion of sth the act of investing extra money in a place or an activity that needs it :
The project badly needs a transfusion of cash.
► trans·fuse verb :
[ vn ]
to transfuse blood into a patient
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin transfusio(n-) , from the verb transfundere , from trans- across + fundere pour.