handout
/ˈhændˌaʊt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An act of handing out something.
noun
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.
noun
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.
adj
Of a thing: given out free of charge, usually by hand.
adj
Of or pertaining to the giving of handouts (gifts of money or material assistance, printed sheets, etc.).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "You're just looking for a handout like every other—are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?"
- "A woman, dressed in simple and worn clothes, holding a very young and rather dirty looking baby, was seeking a handout."
- "With mounting pressure as households face a financial squeeze, the foreign secretary rejected handouts and insisted on tax cuts costing more than £30bn as the country spirals towards a recession. "Of course I will look at what more can be done," [Liz] Truss told the Financial Times. "But the way I would do things is in a Conservative way of lowering the tax burden, not giving out handouts.""
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhændˌaʊt/
- British English: /ˈhændaʊt/
Usage
- American usage
- Archaic
- Derogatory
- Informal