handover

or hand-o·ver

[ hand-oh-ver ]

noun

1. the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc.:

   a handover of occupied territory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of handover¹

Noun use of verb phrase hand over

Example Sentences

But Biden plans to spend all the money Congress has approved until the January handover.

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FA chief executive officer Mark Bullingham announced Carsley will also deliver "a very detailed handover" to the German before his arrival as England head coach on 1 January.

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Another theme that has emerged is that people weren’t in their roles long enough, and weren’t given proper handovers.

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It is the first sedition case against journalists in Hong Kong since the territory's handover from Britain to China in 1997.

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That marked the first sedition case against the city's journalists since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.

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