changes hands
Gets new owner
Changes hands describes transfer of ownership or possession from one party to another.
Property changes hands when sold.
Money changes hands in transactions.
Power changes hands after elections.
The phrase emphasizes the moment of transfer itself: The painting has changed hands several times since the artist's death.
A lot of cash changed hands that night.
- transferMove between locations
- title transferLegal ownership reassignment
- swappedExchanged mutually
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- tradingExchanging for value
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