handout

Study(17)

UK /ˈhændaʊt/ US /ˈhændˌaʊt/

noun 5adj 2

Collocations

(noun.) food/money given to people who need it badly

ADJ

free | government, state | cash

VERB + HANDOUT

give (sb)

get, receive

Students who complete the scholarship application will get a monthly handout to help with living expenses.

PREP

~ from

The teacher gave us a helpful study guide as a handout from the department.

~ to

The government provided financial handouts to families affected by the flood.

(noun.) sheet/leaflet

VERB + HANDOUT

distribute, give sb, give out

PREP

in a/the ~

You'll find the exam dates listed in the handout we gave you yesterday.

~ on

The teacher distributed a handout on climate change before the final exam.

Definitions

noun

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.).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an announcement distributed to members of the press in order

release

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

This isn't a handout.

Tatoeba · #4935559

We're not asking for a handout.

Tatoeba · #5729655

I don't want a handout.

Tatoeba · #5747690

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, handout is marked as archaic, derogatory, informal, US, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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