hand back

See also: handback

English

Verb

hand back (third-person singular simple present hands back, present participle handing back, simple past and past participle handed back)

1. To return (something) to where it came from.
   • 2025 October 1, “EMR starts '222' handback ahead of '810s' introduction”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 17:

     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.

References

• “hand back”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “hand back”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “hand back”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.