Synonyms for handout
ˈhændˌaʊthand·out

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1. handout, press release, releasenoun

   an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, passing, departure, firing, vent, tone ending, button, waiver, acquittance, dismission, loss, freeing, sack, press release, discharge, liberation, release, exit, sacking, going, spillage, expiration, spill, outlet

2. handoutnoun

   giving money or food or clothing to a needy person

   Synonyms:
   press release, release

Matched Categories

1. • Announcement
   • Charity

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1. List of paraphrases for "handout":

   mimeo, document, brochure, pamphlet, leaflet, charity, paper, householder

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How to use handout in a sentence?

1. Hugh Jackman:

   He is one of happiest people I have ever met, full of joy, full of optimism, the time I spent with Dukale made me realize if you give people a hand up rather than a handout, the difference it makes to them is massive.

2. Nenna Joiner:

   It’s not to say I’m not looking for a handout, but it’s also looking for evening the playing field.

3. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished. (Proposal to reform welfare programs)

4. Charmayne McMurray:

   Farmers, they want to work. They don't want a handout.

5. Francisco Hernández:

   The sad part is the rich aren't going to pay for this [handout], we are, everything is a gift, but that goes on the back of our debt and the taxpayers are the ones who have to cover it.