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In some senses, handout is marked as archaic, derogatory, informal, US, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
An act of handing out something.
An act of handing out something.
A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.
Therefore, it is often recommended that the framework or outline for a lecture be provided to students on the chalkboard or in a handout so they can more easily follow the logic as the lecture progresses.
A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.
A gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor.
We ain't runnin' no day nursery. These you see here is all the real thing. Maybe we asks fer a handout now and then; but that ain't our reg'lar lay.
They dropped old Henry at Tarpin, where he soon drank up all his wages. When Rapp picked him up there, he was living on hand-outs.
adj
Of a thing: given out free of charge, usually by hand.
Of or pertaining to the giving of handouts (gifts of money or material assistance, printed sheets, etc.).