handout

Definition

  • noun: something (such as food, clothing, or money) that is given to someone who is poor
  • noun: a portion of food, clothing, or money given to or as if to a beggar
  • synonyms: hand-out

Examples

  • The 'handouts' had all the major points of his speech outlined on them.

  • The family wasn't interested in government 'handouts'.

  • He sat on the sidewalk asking for a 'handout'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) My meal ticket? I can't pay for my own shrimp? I got the shrimp. No, that's one thing about me you don't understand. I don't take handouts. I earn my way, every step. I need something extra on the side, like you. What do you mean, like me? - What's that supposed to mean? (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious