Definition of handout
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a portion of food, clothing, or money given to or as if to a beggar
2 : a folder or circular of information for free distribution
3 : a prepared statement released to the news media
hand out
verbhanded out; handing out; hands out
Definition of hand out (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : to give without charge
b : to give freely
2 : administer handed out a severe punishment
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The first known use of handout was in 1648
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