hand over

verb

handed over; handing over; hands over

transitive verb

: to yield control of
handover noun

Examples of hand over in a Sentence

the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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Lots of foreign funds charge 2% or more, including the money handed over to the stockbrokers for persuading you to buy these funds. William Baldwin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 Williams had a deadline to hand over the footage of Friday's track session in China, but failing to do so has led to the penalty. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025 Right now, people who consume alcohol hand over around $310 million a year to the state. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025 The bill likely to pass will limit such withholding nonsense to three years, before the info has to be handed over. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand over

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hand over was in 1652

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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

hand over

verb
: to yield control of
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