What does "hand back" mean?

To return (something) to where it came from.

Hand back

Q: What is a synonym for "hand back"?

Common synonyms include: delivery, dissemination, native species return, reassign, relinquish, restitution.

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
To return (something) to where it came from.
"East Midlands Railway has confirmed that it will begin handing back its fleet of Class 222s to Eversholt Group, with three sets due to move between now and December."
2
To return (something) to a person.

Synonyms

All synonyms

delivery dissemination native species return reassign relinquish restitution

Antonyms

All antonyms

highjacks keep keeping retain

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"East Midlands Railway has confirmed that it will begin handing back its fleet of Class 222s to Eversholt Group, with three sets due to move between now and December."

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