Dictionary

change hands en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.
   • The line has since changed hands several times, and is now to re-open as a preserved railway (a railway for leisure only), running vintage diesels and electrics, but with the aim of restoring steam. 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 210:
   • The food got a lot worse after the restaurant changed hands.

Forms

Relateds

change hand

Synonyms

trade hands

Translations (13)

cs změnit majitele (to become the property of someone else.) · it cambiare di mano (to become the property of someone else.) · cmn 倒手 (to become the property of someone else.) · it cambiare proprietario (to become the property of someone else.) · cmn 易手 (to become the property of someone else.) · fr changer de main (to become the property of someone else.) · it cambiare esercente (to become the property of someone else.) · vi đổi chủ (to become the property of someone else.) · fi vaihtaa omistajaa (to become the property of someone else.) · ta கைமாறு (to become the property of someone else.) · vi thay tay (to become the property of someone else.) · es cambiar de manos (to become the property of someone else.) · hu gazdát cserél (to become the property of someone else.)