Handout Meaning
/ˈhændaʊt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn act of handing out something.
nounAn act of handing out something., An act of dealing playing cards; a deal.
Sentence Examples
This isn't a handout.
We're not asking for a handout.
The poor man was looking for a handout.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She received a ____ with information about the free clinic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher passed out a detailed ____ that explained the instructions for the final project.
Word Origin & History
Deverbal from hand out.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Therefore, it is often recommended that the framework or outline for a lecture be provided to students on the chalkboard or in a handout so they can more easily follow the logic as the lecture progresses."
— 2010, Jeane W. Anastas, “Teaching Courses: Methods and Modalities”, in Teaching in Social Work: An Educators’ Guide to Theory and Practice, New York, N.Y.; Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 39:
"We ain't runnin' no day nursery. These you see here is all the real thing. Maybe we asks fer a handout now and then; but that ain't our reg'lar lay."
— 1917 (date written), Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Oakdale Affair”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., published March 1918, →OCLC; republished Doylestown, Pa.: Wildside Press, 2003, →ISBN, page 19:
"They dropped old Henry at Tarpin, where he soon drank up all his wages. When Rapp picked him up there, he was living on hand-outs."
— 1925, Willa Cather, chapter III, in The Professor’s House, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC, book II (Tom Outland’s Story), page 196:
"You're just looking for a handout like every other—are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?"
— 1998 January 18, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski, spoken by Jeffrey “The Big” Lebowski (David Huddleston), United States: Gramercy Pictures; PolyGram Films International, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2024:
"A woman, dressed in simple and worn clothes, holding a very young and rather dirty looking baby, was seeking a handout."
— 2009, Chloe Schwenke, “Introduction”, in Reclaiming Value in International Development: The Moral Dimensions of Development Policy and Practice in Poor Countries, Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She received a ____ with information about the free clinic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher passed out a detailed ____ that explained the instructions for the final project.