noun Download 🔗Share A lucky omen. Examples : "Finding a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk on the first day of a new job felt like a good handsel. " supernatural sign tradition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gift given at New Year, or at the start of some enterprise or new situation, meant to ensure good luck. Examples : "My grandmother gave me a small silver coin as a handsel when I started my new job, hoping it would bring me good fortune. " culture tradition ritual holiday value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Price, payment; especially the first installment of a series. Examples : "The landlord accepted the first month's rent as the handsel on the year-long lease. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give a handsel to. Examples : "The shop owner decided to handsel the first customer of the day with a small discount. " tradition business culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inaugurate by means of some ceremony; to break in. Examples : "To handsel the new classroom, the teacher asked each student to place a small stone on the windowsill. " ritual tradition action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use or do for the first time, especially so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally. Examples : "My daughter was nervous to handsel her new bicycle, hoping it would bring her joy and safe rides. " action tradition business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading