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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hand·out /ˈhændaʊt/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1 GIVEmoney or goods that are given to someone, for example because they are poor 救济品;施舍物 people who have to live on handouts from the state 必须依赖国家发放的救济金生活的人们 a cash handout 救济款2 INFORMATIONa piece of paper with information, which is given to people who are attending a lesson, meeting etc 〔分发给听众的〕材料,讲义,印刷品 Please read the handout. 请看一下发下来的材料。
Examples from the Corpus
handoutThere are also handouts, which may be photocopied for personal use.Votes are free and can not be bought in exchange for handouts or offers of subsequent benefits.She applied for a bank loan because she did not want to depend on her father for handouts.They sat in the littered corners at the ends, beggars in various states of desperation waiting mutely for handouts.The unemployed need jobs, not government handouts!While sharing a cigarette with a newspaper vendor, he makes more in handouts than the other man does selling papers.There's a four-page handout that you can pick up as you leave.Desks were littered with yards of wire stories, celebrity bulletins, picture handouts, telephone messages, and empty coffee cups.My parents were too proud to take handouts from the government.The handouts are intermittent; the amounts vary, as does the regularity of payment.
From Longman Business Dictionaryhandouthand‧out /ˈhændaʊt/ noun [countable]1money or goods that are given to someone, for example because they are poorVeterans said they’re asking for jobs, not handouts.2a piece of paper with information on it, given to the people at a meeting, event etcThe Air Force gave reporters a handout listing staff locations.
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handout
handout /ˈhændaʊt/ noun [countable]
1. money or goods that are given to someone, for example because they are poor:
    people who have to live on handouts from the state
    a cash handout
2. a piece of paper with information, which is given to people who are attending a lesson, meeting etc:
    Please read the handout.


hand·outBrE /ˈhændaʊt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhændaʊt/ 🔊 noun(sometimes disapproving) food, money or clothes that are given to a person who is poor 捐赠品;救济品

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(often disapproving) money that is given to a person or an organization by the government, etc., for example to encourage commercial activity 政府拨款(为促进商业活动)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. 传单   see also press release 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. (发给学生或参与讨论者等的)讲义,文字材料