handout

Example Sentences

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By ensuring that money is tied to real effort and sacrifice, rather than given as a casual gift, children learn the direct connection between hard work and capital, transforming a handout into a meaningful reward.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

"It's not a handout, we know we have to pay it back," Osborne said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The handout he received would last no more than a week, he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

“He really believed if he succeeded, you were going to succeed. It wasn’t about a handout, it was a hand up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

I slide my chair away from him and start reading the handout, which describes our twenty-foot wagon and lists the supplies we can choose for our trip out West.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan