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UK
/hˈændəʊvɐ/
]
[ US /ˈhændoʊvɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈhændoʊvɝ/ ]
NOUN
-
act of relinquishing property or authority etc
the handover of occupied territory
How To Use handover In A Sentence
- There is no deal between these two untrusting rivals for a choreographed handover. The Sun
- Most of the staff were inside buildings preparing for the shift handover.
- The Expedition 6 crew will undock from the Station after a six-day handover with Expedition 7 counterparts.
- For as the American-led Coalition Provisional Authority accelerates, apparently unstoppably, towards a handover of sovereignty in Iraq to a transitional government next summer, a critical question is emerging.
- All three bidders are proposing a two-year handover period to deal with complex technical issues. Times, Sunday Times
- the smooth handover of power from a military to a civilian government.
- In between may lie a minefield of handover meetings and awkward encounters in the staff kitchen. Times, Sunday Times
- I don't usually do handovers on a Sunday, but as the guy was so nice, I decided to make an exception to my rule.
- And he grimaces in pain as he steps off a bus taking them to the handover area. The Sun
- We need to see a handover to business investment and exports. Times, Sunday Times