rehandling

han·dle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [han-dl]
- /ˈhæn dl/
- /ˌriːˈhændlɪŋ /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [han-dl]
- /ˈhæn dl/

Definitions of rehandling word

noun rehandling a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand. 1
noun rehandling that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery. 1
noun rehandling Slang. a person's name, especially the given name. a person's alias, nickname, or code name. a username, as on a social media website: What's your Twitter handle? a name or term by which something is known, described, or explained. 1
noun rehandling the total amount wagered on an event, series of events, or for an entire season or seasons, as at a gambling casino or in horse racing: The track handle for the day was over a million dollars. 1
noun rehandling the total amount of money taken in by a business concern on one transaction, sale, event, or series of transactions, or during a specific period, especially by a theater, nightclub, sports arena, resort hotel, or the like. 1
noun rehandling hand (def 27). 1

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Origin of rehandling

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English handel, Old English hand(e)le, derivative of hand; (verb) Middle English handelen, Old English handlian (cognate with German handlen, Old Norse hǫndla to seize), derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Rehandling

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rehandling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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