hand over

British  

verb

1. to surrender possession of; transfer

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noun

1. a transfer or surrender

hand over Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

While the majority were handed over to colonial authorities and some were housed in the Indian Museum in Kolkata, Peppe kept a treasure trove of jewels.

From Barron's

The settlement specified that Iswarienko would hand over his photographs no later than Sept. 1, 2024, making him “14 months delinquent.”

From MarketWatch

While shoppers had greeted him in his old delivery job with anticipation, now as a return worker they hand over packages with a measure of ambivalence and perhaps, relief.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can make those decisions now without having to hand over your SSN to children.

From MarketWatch

One of the terms of the ceasefire was that the 18 soldiers had to be handed over within 72 hours - by noon local time on Tuesday.

From BBC

Related Words

• abandon
• cede
• deliver
• donate
• entrust
• give up
• hand
• leave
• present
• provide
• relinquish
• supply
• surrender
• transfer
• turn over