Change Owners (Verb)
Meaning
Be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The family business changed owners after the founder's retirement.
- The historic mansion changed hands several times before being converted into a museum.
- The company changed ownership after the merger was finalized.
- The popular coffee shop changed hands when the original owner moved to a new city.
- The small bookstore changed owners after the previous owner decided to pursue a different career.