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handout

[hand-out] / ˈhændˌaʊt /


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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

He didn’t look to Washington for a handout.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

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

Some days more than six hundred families stood in line for a handout of rice, oatmeal, potatoes, flour, and coffee, along with a little meat if there was any to be had.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

You are the one who stuck to her original career plan, built her own future independently, did not give up a six-figure job to follow your heart or ask family members for handouts or loans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 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

It is giving cash handouts to the poor and issuing coupons for the purchase of rice, chicken, cooking oil and other goods.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Seoul has offered cash handouts, childcare support and infertility treatment aid to address the issue.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

They read handouts written in English about the Bengali Renaissance, and the revolutionary exploits of Subhas Chandra Bose.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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