HANDOUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does handout mean? • HANDOUT (noun)
The noun HANDOUT has 2 senses:
1. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
2. giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
Familiarity information: HANDOUT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HANDOUT (noun)
Meaning:
An announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
handout; press release; release
Hypernyms ("handout" is a kind of...):
announcement; promulgation (a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen)
Meaning:
Giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("handout" is a kind of...):
charity (an activity or gift that benefits the public at large)
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