food, money or clothes that are given to a person who is poor

money that is given to a person or an organization by the government, etc., for example to encourage commercial activity

<i>The company is currently thriving thanks to a £70 000 government handout.</i>

a free document that gives information about an event or a matter of public interest, or that states the views of a political party, etc.

<i>We were given a handout on job hunting.</i>

a document that is given to students in class or people attending a talk, etc. and that contains a summary of the lesson/talk, a set of exercises, etc.

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