handsel

noun

ˈhan(t)-səl How to pronounce handsel (audio)
Definition of handselnext
as in gift
something given to someone without expectation of a return gave little handsels to their houseguests on New Year's Day

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  1. gift
  2. donation
  3. present
  4. presentation
Noun
  • Be Forward-Looking If feedback is such a gift, why do most of us hate receiving it as well as giving it?
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The wines aren’t really exported, either, so a bottle carried carefully back to the USA makes a welcome gift.
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of gift
Noun
  • Pat McAfee initially praised Travis Kelce for making a $3.3 million donation for the homeless, but the tight end admitted that the report was not true.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The agency negotiated that $10 million of the $67 million would be a donation to the Hope Florida Foundation.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of donation
Noun
  • This corresponds to somewhere between two and three times the total amount of stellar mass present in the Milky Way, which corresponds to several hundred billion, and perhaps even a trillion or more, stars altogether.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2025
  • However, this shift presents challenges, such as rising rents and an increasing trend of millennials renting apartments together rather than pursuing home ownership.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of present
Noun
  • Tasks that once took hours or even days-such as creating presentations, analyzing legal documents or making investments decisions—can now be completed in a fraction of the time, allowing employees to focus on high-value tasks that drive business impact.
    — Keren Katz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Educational Era Content on social networks has traditionally prioritized speed, simplicity and enticing presentation.
    — Rafael Schwarz, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of presentation
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“Handsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handsel. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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