on hand

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on hand

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From Middle English *onhande, onhende, from Old English onhende (“on hand, demanding attention”), from Proto-Germanic *anahandijaz. Equivalent to on- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic áhendur (“within reach”). Compare offhand.

phrase on-hand · onhand

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

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Español	a mano
日本語	手元に temoto ni
中文	手頭 /手头 shǒutóu
Português	em mãos
Deutsch	zur Hand, vorhanden
Русский	в распоряже́нии v rasporjažénii, в нали́чии v nalíčii, под руко́й pod rukój, на рука́х na rukáx

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"on hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20hand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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on hand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20hand

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@misc{on_hand_2026,
  title = {on hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}