hand-out
noun
clothing, food, or money given to a needy person
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hand-out
Britishnoun
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clothing, food, or money given to a needy person
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a leaflet, free sample, etc, given out to publicize something
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a statement or other document distributed to the press or an audience to confirm, supplement, or replace an oral presentation
verb
hand out
Idioms
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The government's backing for the DLR extension will not necessarily come with a huge cash hand-out.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
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
Many believe money saved from the hand-out withdrawal will go straight into government coffers.
From Time ● Jan. 9, 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
I will see them at the funeral or the parade, whichever the game decides to hand out that day.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We had so many more people able to hand out the pizza," says Kindell.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
You can tell men love each other by the wrist jewelry they hand out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Jeffrey Gundlach, who runs DoubleLine Capital and does not hand out compliments like Halloween candy, put it plainly in a post on social-media platform X: “Even Lacy Hunt has turned bearish, to his credit.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
“So I guess this is good-bye,” Jack said, sticking his hand out to Phillip, who had been waiting with the horses and supplies Phillip’s mother had graciously given them upon their return.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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