Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trade hands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: trade hands
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change ownership.

Example Sentences

"Also, no money trades hands. This lack of money may make the dating market not seem like a market at all, but eighteen years of economics training has allowed me to see economics everywhere."
"The price at which a good or service trades hands reflects the cost to the producer plus whatever profit he can get in a competitive market."
"Between 1814 and 1845, exactly 15,500 shares traded hands in 1,167 transactions, an average of 500 shares per year."

Inflected Forms

trades hands (present, singular) trading hands (participle, present) traded hands (participle, past) traded hands (past)

Synonyms

change hands

Questions

What does trade hands mean?: To change ownership.

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