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[hand-aut] / ˈhændˌaʊt /


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Others are broader: Personal independence payments are a cash handout for anyone—rich or poor, working or not—who has an illness or disability to help cover higher living costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Social Security is not a handout — it is a benefit earned over decades of hard work. Retirees deserve to know that money will be there when they need it,” Grijalva said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Wile E. Coyote isn’t asking for a handout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

After a "low-rate initial production" at Everett, the "North Line will help enable the 737 MAX program to reach 52 airplanes a month," according to a Boeing handout.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

“That line over there,” the cop said, and gave him a handout.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The toilets are in a "pitiful" state, some without locks; internet access is patchy in classrooms, and a lack of printer ink sometimes leaves handouts unreadable, he added, his friends nodding along.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

People have fears of losing their jobs to AI, are worried about facing higher utility bills due to energy-hungry data centers, and feel frustrated about taxpayer-funded handouts for those facilities, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

He said the country's businesses had a "parent-child mentality" with the central government and relied too often on handouts.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The Iranian government has raised wages, subsidized goods and provided cash handouts to help contain economic fallout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Besides, he said, he didn’t want to accept anyone’s handouts.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate


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