hand·out
ˈhand-ˌau̇t 
1
: a portion of food, clothing, or money given to or as if to a beggar
2
: a folder or circular of information for free distribution
3
: a prepared statement released to the news media
handed out; handing out; hands out
1
a
: to give without charge
b
: to give freely
2
: administer
handed out a severe punishment
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Examples of handout in a Sentence
Noun
He sat on the sidewalk asking for a handout.
The family wasn't interested in government handouts.
The handouts had all the major points of his speech outlined on them.
Verb
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Ge Bai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Among the handouts was a bookmark with an illustration of a voting booth and two children outside.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
On Halloween night, King hands out candy to trick-or-treaters at their office while Carpenter stays home to watch sports or play video games.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
As fewer patients pay their bills, hospitals also face long-term revenue risks, prompting them to seek further government handouts.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Among the handouts was a bookmark with an illustration of a voting booth and two children outside.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
While this was going on, Harris’s campaign was handing out six-figure donations to groups that support defunding the police and reparation payments to blacks to apologize for slavery.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
On Halloween night, King hands out candy to trick-or-treaters at their office while Carpenter stays home to watch sports or play video games.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Handout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handout. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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handout
noun
hand·out
ˈhan-ˌdau̇t
1
: food, clothing, or money given to a beggar
2
: an information sheet for free distribution
3
: a prepared statement released to the press
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