HyperDic: change_hands

English > 1 sense of the expression change hands:
VERBpossessionchange hands, change ownersbe transferred to another owner
English > change hands: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
MeaningBe transferred to another owner.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymchange owners
Caused bytransferCause to change ownership
Entailed byfetch, bring in, bringBe sold for a certain price
Narroweraccrue, fallCome into the possession of
fall, return, pass, devolveBe inherited by
vestBecome legally vested
Broadermove, displaceCause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

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