on hand
Idioms-
In one's possession, available, as in The business needs to have enough cash on hand . [c. 1100]
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Present, as in Jim was always on hand to help . [Mid-1800s]
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Soon, imminent. See at hand , def. 2.
Example Sentences
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Warner ended the quarter with $3.3 billion in cash on hand and $33.4 billion of gross debt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
I had cottage cheese, marinara, some noodles on hand, and little else.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
You can even rescue other canned beans from pantry purgatory: kidney, white, garbanzo, whatever you have on hand.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
GameStop had around $9 billion in cash on hand at the end of March, up from $4.8 billion a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
An Ector County sheriff’s deputy was on hand to make sure no fights broke out over who was where in line.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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