Meaning & use
handover
The act of formally transferring control, responsibility, or possession of something to another person or group.
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The handover of the project files took most of the afternoon.
Hong Kong's handover to China took place in 1997.
A note on using this word
Written as one word for the noun; the related verb phrase is written as two words, 'hand over.'
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