HANDOUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 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)

Sense 1

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 containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen)

Sense 2

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)