Act of relinquishing property or authority etc

• Yield control of
• Relinquish a penny to enter royal house

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
handover \handover\ n. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Handover may refer to: Handover in telecommunications, the transfer of a call or session from one channel to another HanDover (album) , a 2011 album by the band Skinny Puppy Handover (political) , the political transfer of power Handover (rugby) , the change ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another n. The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Arrangements for the handover of prisoners have been made. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Allowing time for handover and meal breaks, what is the optimum time required for the afternoon overlap of shifts? ▪ Does the shift overlap ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"