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Meaning of change hands | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To become the property of someone else; to be bought or sold.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“The food got a lot worse after the restaurant changed hands.”
“The line has since changed hands several times, and is now to re-open as a preserved railway (a railway for leisure only), running vintage diesels and electrics, but with the aim of restoring steam.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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