handout

Universal Words noun 1 (sometimes disapproving) food, money or clothes that are given to a person who is poor: to be dependent on handouts 2 (often disapproving) money that is given to a person or an organization by the government, etc., for example to encourage commercial activity 3 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. seealsoPRESSRELEASE 4 a document that is given to students in class and that contains a summary of the lesson, a set of exercises, etc.