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

SpaceX struck first: “The Cantwell Amendment undermines the federal government procurement process, rewards Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out, and will throw NASA’s Artemis program into years of litigation,” its flier said.

From Washington Post

In a flier distributed on Capitol Hill last week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX warned that legislation now being considered would reward “Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out” that would tie up NASA’s moon plans and hand “space leadership to China.”

From Washington Post

Democrats on the budget committee argued that the bill cost too much and was another hand-out to businesses that took the loans but still flourished during the pandemic.

From Washington Times

“It kind of irritated me at first, like I had to get a hand-out,” he said.

From Washington Times

More than three million people may be eligible for the payment of up to £6,570 each, which Chancellor Rishi Sunak said would be the final hand-out.

From BBC

Related Words

• bestow
• deliver
• disburse
• dispense
• disseminate
• distribute
• donate
• give away
• hand over
• present
• provide