handout

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hand⋅out

[hand-out]

–noun Informal.

1.	a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar.

2.	press release.

3.	any printed, typed, mimeographed, or photocopied copy of information, as a speech, policy statement, or fact sheet given to reporters, attendees at a meeting, or the like.

4.	anything given away for nothing, as a free sample of a product by an advertiser.

Origin:
1825–35; 1940–45 for def. 2; n. use of v. phrase hand out

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hand·out (hānd'out')

Food, clothing, or money given to the needy.
A folder or leaflet circulated free of charge.
A sheet or sheets of paper containing topical information, distributed to people attending a speech, lecture, or meeting.
A prepared news or publicity release.

handout

"alms or food given to a beggar," 1882, hobo slang, from hand (v.) + out.

Language Translation for : handout

Spanish: folleto, prospecto,

German: das Handout, die Handzettel,

Japanese: 配布資料

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