handout

Meanings

1. 1
   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.

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   A gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor.

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   giving money or food or clothing to a needy person

4. 4
   noun

   an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

5. 5
   noun

   An act of handing out something.

6. 6
   adj

   Of a thing: given out free of charge, usually by hand.

7. 7
   adj

   Of or pertaining to the giving of handouts (gifts of money or material assistance, printed sheets, etc.).

Etymology

Deverbal from hand out.