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• hand-out
  hand-out

  noun

  clothing, food, or money given to a needy person
• hand out
  hand out

  Distribute, as in The teacher handed out the test papers. [Late 1800s] For a synonym, see pass out, def. 1.

hand-out

British  

noun

1. clothing, food, or money given to a needy person

2. a leaflet, free sample, etc, given out to publicize something

3. a statement or other document distributed to the press or an audience to confirm, supplement, or replace an oral presentation

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verb

1. to distribute

hand out Idioms  

1. Distribute, as in The teacher handed out the test papers. [Late 1800s] For a synonym, see pass out, def. 1.

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Example Sentences

The government's backing for the DLR extension will not necessarily come with a huge cash hand-out.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

When Dave left the room to get the hand-out about the bell-ringer dress code, all the future bell ringers began to chat.

From Time • Dec. 10, 2014

Their response is the kind of gratitude a Caesar might hand-out to an innocent messenger on receiving unwelcome news.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2013

Many ex-militants complain that they only receive a small portion of the stipend, while their former commanders pocket most of the hand-out.

From Reuters • Jun. 4, 2012

She flipped ahead to look at the last page of the hand-out, looking for a clue about where this whole thing would end up.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

Related Words

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