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on-hand

on-hand is the alternative spelling of on hand.

Meaning of on hand

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Available; ready; in stock.
    • If you have cornstarch on hand, use it; otherwise, try a little flour.
    Synonyms:
    at hand, handy, to hand

Origin of on-hand

Equivalent to on- + hand.

Questions about on-hand

What is on-hand the alternative spelling of?
On-hand is the alternative spelling of on hand.

Words near on-hand in the dictionary

  1. on-field
  2. on-glide
  3. on-glides
  4. on-going
  5. on-guard
  6. on-hand
  7. on-hanger
  8. on-hangers
  9. on-hold
  10. on-hook
  11. on-leash

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Adapted from Wiktionary: on-hand (page history and authors); on hand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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