change hands

change hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [cheynj hand]
- /tʃeɪndʒ hænd/
- /tʃeɪndʒ hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheynj hand]
- /tʃeɪndʒ hænd/

Definitions of change hands words

noun change hands to pass from one owner to another 3
noun change hands to pass from the possession of one person or group to another 3
noun change hands the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
noun change hands the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
noun change hands a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
noun change hands something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1

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Origin of change hands

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus

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Parts of speech for Change hands

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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change hands popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for change hands

verb change hands

sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.

All 2 Synonyms of change hands