handout — OAT

handout

noun

1 (handouts) the family survived on handouts from friends and neighbors:

charity, aid, benefit, financial support, gifts of money, gifts of food, subsidies, payments, donations;

British, informal dole;

historical alms.

▷antonyms earned income.

2 a plastic carrier containing a selection of freebies and handouts:

free sample, free gift, contribution, offering, present;

informal freebie, perk, prezzie, sweetener;

archaic perquisite.

▷antonyms purchase.

3 there are a number of handouts to read before the next session:

leaflet, pamphlet, brochure, bulletin;

advertising leaflet, handbill, flyer, notice, circular, mailshot;

literature, printed matter.