Give up

• Surrender of 5 port
• Act of relinquishing property or authority etc
• Relinquish a penny to enter royal house
• Yield control of

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

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

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.

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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Handover , in the political-historical sense, often refers to the transfer of power of former colonies (particularly those of former British colonies ) to the local people. The term was also used for the transfer of the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone to ...