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surrenders

/səˈrɛndərz/

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noun

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

Examples :

"The student's surrenders of his homework assignments past their due dates resulted in lower grades. "

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noun

The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

Examples :

"The bully demanded the smaller child's lunch money, but the child refused any surrenders. "

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noun

The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

Examples :

"After the unexpected job transfer, her surrenders of the apartment lease were quickly processed by the landlord. "

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verb

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

Examples :

"After hours of playing hide-and-seek, the exhausted child finally surrenders and comes out of their hiding place. "

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verb

(by extension) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.

Examples :

"After a week-long siege, the small town surrenders to the invading army. "

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verb

To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

Examples :

"I surrender!"

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verb

To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.

Examples :

"to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage"

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verb

To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.

Examples :

"to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep"

emotion mind soul

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verb

To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.

Examples :

""Knowing he had a weak hand in blackjack, John surrenders, getting half his bet back instead of losing it all." "

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verb

For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

Examples :

"To save money, Maria surrendered her life insurance policy. "

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