change hands

1. Pass from one owner to another. For example, This house seems to change hands every other year, or The contract is valid only when money changes hands. [Second half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

The dwelling officially changed hands on Sept. 26.

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Most of the money is changing hands among the largest tech companies.

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He said all the rumors about money changing hands and school officials declining to investigate without evidence was motivation to the coaches as a unit to try to stop the rule violations.

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No one will face prosecution over the theft as the page had "changed hands several times" since it was stolen, according to Special Agent Jessica Dittmer of the FBI's art crime team.

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Police also suspect that money had changed hands between the father and teacher, and that this was not their first intrusion attempt, KBS reported.

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