A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use
A handout is something given freely or distributed gratis (without compensation). It can refer to materials handed out for presentation purposes or to a charitable gift, among other things
disapproval If you call money that is given to someone a handout, you disapprove of it because you believe that the person who receives it has done nothing to earn or deserve it. the tendency of politicians to use money on vote-buying handouts rather than on investment in the future
A handout is a document which contains news or information about something and which is given, for example, to journalists or members of the public. Official handouts describe the Emperor as `particularly noted as a scholar'
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
A handout is a gift of money, clothing, or food, which is given free to poor people. Each family is being given a cash handout of six thousand rupees
giving money or food or clothing to a needy person an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
A handout is a paper containing a summary of information or topics which will be dealt with in a lecture or talk