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handout

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhænˌdaʊt// UK //hˈændaʊt// hand·out Archaic Informal Vulgar

n. a piece of paper with information or instructions that you give to a group of people. It is also a slang word for giving someone money or drugs for free.

n. a printed sheet of information or instructions distributed to a group; also, a slang term for the act of providing money or drugs without charge.


SIMPLE

The teacher gave us a handout before the test.

CONTEXTUAL

The charity provides a handout to every family in the neighborhood during the winter months.

COMPLEX

While the official handout was meant to clarify the new policy, many employees found the language too technical to understand without further explanation.

Synonyms
Origin

Deverbal from hand out.

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