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
  • To be with people of different ages, races, and experiences is a gift.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • Follower donations and a sponsorship from Sticker Savages helped keep the project funded.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sticker donations from followers and a sponsorship from Sticker Savages helped fund the effort.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of donation
Noun
  • Johnson’s route variety and chunk-gain capability present a significant coverage challenge.
    — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Voters who prize the observational and the sincere tend to bristle at a movie where the filmmaker is this present and this implicated.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • As some selectors are being eliminated so is the traditional system of presentation.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The road to the end of the very long Emmy season takes place over most of your Labor Day holiday weekend with the two-night presentation of what were formerly called the Creative Arts Emmy Awards but now are simply being called the Emmy Awards.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of presentation
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“Handsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handsel. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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