How to Pronounce "change hands"
expression
ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz
CHAYNJ HANDZ
tʃˈeɪndʒ/ /hˈændz
CHAYNJ HANDZ
Definition
When something (like property, a business, or an object) is sold or transferred from one owner to another, it is said to 'change hands.'
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz
British English
tʃˈeɪndʒ/ /hˈændz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
CHAYNJ HANDZ
UK
CHAYNJ HANDZ
Listen in Context
The house will change hands next month.
The company changed hands last year.
The art piece changed hands at the auction.
By the time I returned, the car had already changed hands twice.