handover

/ˈhændˌoʊ·vər/ n [C]

Definition

› the official act of giving something to someone after planning to do this: After the election, there was a peaceful handover of power to the new government.

(Definition of handover n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

+ Free Dictionary Toolbar for Browsers
+ Add Dictionary Search to iGoogle and your website

+ Become a fan on Facebook
+ Follow us on Twitter!

Our dictionaries

British English
American English
Business English
Learner's Dictionary
Essential British English
Essential American English
English-Spanish
Español-inglés
English-Turkish

Browse the Thesaurus

Business
Clothes
Education
Finance
Light and colour
Personal care

“handover” in other dictionaries

in Spanish

British English
Business English

Browse the Dictionary

handlebars pl n
handler n
handmade adj
handout n DOCUMENT
handout n SOMETHING FREE
handover n
handpicked adj
hands down idiom
hands off (something) idiom
hands-on adj DOING
hands-on adj INVOLVED

Word of the Day

rain on sb's parade

to do something that spoils someone's plans

Word of the Day ►

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More ►

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.