Australian English Meaning of handsel
handsel
Other Australian English words related to handsel
- donation
- Present
- present
- presentation
- bestowal
- comp
- contribution
- donation
- freebie
- largesse
- generosity
- offering
- prize
- alms
- award
- Benefaction
- benevolence
- benevolence
- bequest
- bonus
- boon
- box
- charity
- courtesy
- dole
- dowry
- fairing
- foy
- Freebie
- generosity
- giveaway
- grant
- tip
- handout
- something extra
- legacy
- philanthropy
- remembrance
- reward
- sacrifice
- subsidy
- tip
- tithe
- Tribute
- Valentine's Day
- Windfall
- care package
- tip
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Definitions and Meaning of handsel in English
handsel (n.)
A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young woman on her wedding day, etc.
Price; payment.
To give a handsel to.
To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.
FAQs About the word handsel
handsel
A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the
donation,Present,present,presentation,bestowal,comp,contribution,donation,freebie,largesse
advancement,loan,bribe,dip,sweetness,peace offering
hands-down => hands-down, hand-schuller-christian disease => Hand-Schüller-Christian disease, handsbreadth => handbreadth, handsaw fish => handsaw fish, handsaw => Handsaw,