handout
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hand out
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Synonyms & Antonyms for handout
Synonyms: Verb
administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of handout in a Sentence
Noun
He sat on the sidewalk asking for a handout. The family wasn't interested in government handouts. The handouts had all the major points of his speech outlined on them.Verb
no system yet in place for handing out room assignments
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Zink gives nearly all her patients a handout that explains that taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen -- both over-the-counter drugs -- is often more effective than taking oxycodone, an opioid. — Anchorage Daily News, "A pain clinic without opioids? Believe it.," 10 Sep. 2019 Students will receive a handout covering the information. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Coast to Crest Trail Challenge beckons hikers," 14 Aug. 2019 And no amount of government handout can give you your pride back. — Azamat Omuraliev, Quartz, "We should start working less now to mentally prepare ourselves for automation," 27 June 2019 New Hampshire resident Chuck Fassi earlier this year was selected to receive the first handout. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, "450,000 apply for shot at Andrew Yang's $1,000-a-month offer," 16 Sep. 2019 The handout consisted of 100 million Lumens, worth roughly $6 million. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "With Facebook Libra Coin Tied Up, Rival Uses Free Cryptocurrency ‘Airdrop’ as Lure," 9 Sep. 2019 The town was owned by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. and corporate executives had refused to allow the nonresident’s handouts. — Donna Engle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Legal Matters: Is it legal to picket on a private street or a parking lot?," 6 Sep. 2019 Attendees will receive a broccoli transplant and information handouts. — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, "Now is the time to spread wildflower seed in your San Antonio garden," 6 Sep. 2019 This could be as simple as working with them to find the information in a textbook or handout that answers their question or working through a challenging equation step-by-step. — NBC News, "An after-school routine to help kids and parents beat homework stress," 5 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'handout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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