change hands
Example Sentences
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Money does not change hands among residents, not in its cooperative grocery store nor community canteen.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Because many private loans rarely or never change hands, marking their fair value is a subjective exercise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Such slots can be worth tens of millions of pounds, but change hands only rarely.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Currently, when investors buy and sell stocks, the cash and shares don’t change hands behind the scenes until the next business day in a process called “T+1 settlement.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
There was no need on either side—long or short—for cash to change hands.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
