handover
or hand-o·ver
the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.: a handover of occupied territory.
Origin of handover
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British Dictionary definitions for hand over
to surrender possession of; transfer
a transfer or surrender
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Other Idioms and Phrases with handover
Release or relinquish to another's possession or control. For example, You may as well hand over the money, or He decided to hand the store over to his children. [c. 1800] For a synonym, see turn over, def. 5.
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