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handover

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈhæn.dəʊ.vər/ US  /-doʊ.vɚ/

Definition

the giving of control of or responsibility for something to someone else: The United Nations is to supervise the handover of the prisoners of war. → See also handsth overPromoting, demoting and transferring staff
(Definition of handover noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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