English Explanatory Dictionary

handout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of handing out something.
  2. An act of dealing playing cards; a deal.
  3. A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.
  4. Synonym of press release (“an official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized”).
  5. A gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor.
  6. Something obtained without effort; a gift, a present.
adj
  1. Of a thing: given out free of charge, usually by hand.
  2. Of or pertaining to the giving of handouts (gifts of money or material assistance, printed sheets, etc.).

Pronunciation

/ˈhændaʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-handout.wav /ˈhændˌaʊt/

Word forms

handout handouts hand-out

Etymology

Deverbal from hand out.

Synonyms

press release bonsella benefaction boon concession donative fairing gift grant present tithing

Related words

hand-out have one's hand out

Translations

Finnish: ojentaminen Finnish: jakaminen Finnish: jako Finnish: esitelmämoniste Finnish: käsimoniste Finnish: lappu Finnish: luentomoniste Finnish: mainoslehtinen Finnish: moniste Finnish: opetusmoniste Finnish: paperi Finnish: tiedote Arabic: كُرَّاسَة Arabic: نَشْرَة Bulgarian: брошу́ра Bulgarian: дипля́на Bulgarian: милости́ня Dutch: handout Dutch: hand-out French: polycopié French: aumône Galician: ficha Galician: dádiva German: Handout German: Flugblatt German: Handreichung German: Zettel German: Almosen Hindi: विज्ञप्ति Irish: bileog Irish: bileog eolais Irish: bileog faisnéise Irish: bileoigín Irish: dáileán Irish: duille Irish: glacán bileog Irish: síneadh láimhe Italian: scartoffia Italian: volantino Italian: donazione Italian: regalia Japanese: ビラ Japanese: びら Japanese: チラシ Japanese: プリント Japanese: 施し物 Māori: tohanga Persian: جزوه Portuguese: ficha Russian: хэнда́ут Russian: памфле́т Russian: разда́точный материа́л Russian: ми́лостыня Russian: подая́ние Serbo-Croatian: информативни матерѝја̄л Serbo-Croatian: ле̏так Serbo-Croatian: informativni materìjāl Serbo-Croatian: lȅtak Spanish: apunte Spanish: folleto Spanish: donativo Spanish: limosna Armenian: ողորմություն Old Armenian: ողորմութիւն Bashkir: саҙаҡа Bashkir: хәйер Ilocano: duol Malayalam: ഔദാര്യം Polish: datek Polish: wspomożenie Polish: zapomoga Ukrainian: да́ток
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