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change hands

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. change hands, change ownersverb

    be transferred to another owner

    "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"

Wiktionary

  1. change handsverb

    To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.

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  1. change hands

    "Change hands" is an idiomatic phrase which means to pass from one owner or possessor to another. This term is commonly used in context of property, business, or some kind of possession being sold, transferred or exchanged.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of change hands in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of change hands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of change hands in a Sentence

  1. Bart Crattie:

    I ’m doubtful that any state line will be moved, that any territory will change hands, it’s just not done. If someone acquiesces to a state line for a number of years, the line does n’t change.

  2. Heather Wilson:

    These people do not care about these horses, these horses change hands, they change owners numerous times throughout their so-called careers.

  3. George Ratiu:

    Markets like Manchester, New Hampshire; Columbus, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Hartford, Connecticut; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; or Topeka, Kansas are still seeing homes change hands as buyers from more expensive locations are lured by solid local economies and median prices, which in some cases are still below $300,000.

  4. Elaine Luria:

    It's certainly a consideration that if the House of Representatives would change hands in 2022 that the other party would not want to continue this work, they would not want these things exposed. They want to just brush it away.


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