(press handout)

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• handout —    1. American    a bribe    Originally, food and clothing given to the poor, whence money regularly paid to alleviate poverty by the state and any payment for which there appears to be no consideration:     Six weeks suspension and six weeks at… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• press release — noun an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation • Syn: ↑handout, ↑release • Hypernyms: ↑announcement, ↑promulgation * * * noun, pl ⋯ leases [count] : an official statement that gives …   Useful english dictionary

• handout — noun 1. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation • Syn: ↑press release, ↑release • Hypernyms: ↑announcement, ↑promulgation 2. giving money or food or clothing to a needy person • …   Useful english dictionary

• handout — /hand owt /, n. Informal. 1. a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar. 2. See press release. 3. any printed, typed, mimeographed, or photocopied copy of information, as a speech, policy statement, or fact sheet given to… …   Universalium

• handout — Synonyms and related words: account, acquaintance, alms, alms fee, announcement, blue book, briefing, bulletin, charity, collection, communication, communique, contribution, data, datum, directory, dispatch, dole, donation, donative,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• handout — n. donation; announcement to the press; news release; printed matter …   English contemporary dictionary

• handout — n 1. alms, charity, dole. 2. press release, release, bulletin, notice; public relations release, promotional material, Inf. literature; leaflet, handbill, folder, U.S. flyer, bill, throwaway, circular, broadside. 3. free sample, Sl. freebie; free …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• handout — hand•out [[t]ˈhændˌaʊt[/t]] n. 1) inf a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar 2) inf a press release 3) cvb inf any copy of a speech, fact sheet, etc., distributed at a meeting 4) inf anything given away for nothing, as …   From formal English to slang

• rathole — n a disgusting, squalid place. A fashiona ble expression of distaste in the later 1980s. In 1987 the college lecturers union NATFHE condemned Thatcher s rathole Britain in a press handout …   Contemporary slang

• rat-hole — n a disgusting, squalid place. A fashiona ble expression of distaste in the later 1980s. In 1987 the college lecturers union NATFHE condemned Thatcher s rathole Britain in a press handout …   Contemporary slang

• Embassy of the United States in Athens — The Embassy of the United States in Athens is the embassy of the United States in Greece, in the capital city of Athens. The embassy is charged with diplomacy and Greece–United States relations. The United States Ambassador to Greece is the head… …   Wikipedia