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handout — hand‧out [ˈhændaʊt] noun [countable] 1. money or goods that are given to someone, for example because they are poor: • Veterans said they re asking for jobs, not handouts. 2. a piece of paper with information on it, given to the people at a… … Financial and business terms
handout — ☆ handout [hand′out΄ ] n. 1. a gift of food, clothing, etc., as to a beggar 2. a pamphlet, leaflet, etc. handed out as for publicity or information 3. NEWS RELEASE … English World dictionary
food — [n] edible material aliment, bite*, board, bread, cheer, chow*, comestible, cookery, cooking, cuisine, diet, drink, eatable, eats*, entrée, fare, fast food, feed, fodder*, foodstuff, goodies*, grit*, groceries*, grub*, handout*, home cooking,… … New thesaurus
handout — [[t]hæ̱ndaʊt[/t]] handouts 1) N COUNT A handout is a gift of money, clothing, or food, which is given free to poor people. Soldiers oversee the food handouts... Each family is being given a cash handout of six thousand rupees. 2) N COUNT… … English dictionary
handout — noun 1 food/money given to people who need it badly ADJECTIVE ▪ free ▪ government, state (esp. BrE) ▪ cash VERB + HANDOUT ▪ give (sb) … Collocations dictionary
handout — n. (colloq.) alms 1) to give smb. a handout 2) to ask for a handout * * * [ hændaʊt] (B) to handout food to the needy (colloq.) [ alms ] to give smb. a handout to ask for a handout … Combinatory dictionary
handout — 1. n. a gift of money, food, or other goods to a needy person. (Often in the negative, as in the examples.) □ I don’t want a handout, just a loan. □ Give him a handout and send him on his way. 2. n. an informational sheet of paper “handed out” to … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
handout — {n.} 1. A free gift of food, clothes, etc. * /The homeless people were standing in a long line for various handouts./ 2. A typed and photocopied sheet or sheets of paper outlining the main points made by a speaker. * /Please look at page three of … Dictionary of American idioms
handout — {n.} 1. A free gift of food, clothes, etc. * /The homeless people were standing in a long line for various handouts./ 2. A typed and photocopied sheet or sheets of paper outlining the main points made by a speaker. * /Please look at page three of … Dictionary of American idioms
handout — noun 1. A free gift of food, clothes, etc. The homeless people were standing in a long line for various handouts. 2. A typed and photocopied sheet or sheets of paper outlining the main points made by a speaker. Please look at page three of the… … Словарь американских идиом
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