
noun
Definition: charity
Antonyms: earned income
n
Definition: free sample
Antonyms: purchase

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A handout is something given freely or distributed free. It can refer to materials handed out for presentation purposes or to a charitable gift, among other things.
During the Great Depression, many people lived entirely on handouts of one kind or another. The term became especially popular among hobos, who developed a system of signs and symbols to describe the nature, quantity, and availability of handouts.
In more recent times, the perceived ineffectiveness of simple welfare schemes has given the term a negative connotation. "Give a hand up, not a handout" is a common remark among proponents of workfare or other welfare-to-work systems. As the issue of homelessness has become more visible and controversial, handouts to panhandlers are more often frowned upon by those who believe the behavior encourages homelessness. The term "government handout" is often applied to both welfare systems as well as corporate welfare or pork. The implication is that a handout is unearned and undeserved, unlike a "donation" or "contribution".
Handouts may also refer to short, usually single-page assignments distributed in high school or college.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gave, almisse, tildeling, pressemeddelelse, skriftligt materiale
Nederlands (Dutch)
strooibiljet, (pers) communiqué, gift, aalmoes
Français (French)
n. - allocation, subvention, aumône, don, feuille, document, prospectus
Deutsch (German)
n. - Handzettel, Geldspende
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διανεμόμενο (πληροφοριακό) έντυπο κ.λπ., (αντικείμενο προερχόμενο από) δωρεάν διανομή ή ελεημοσύνη
Italiano (Italian)
volantino, carità
Português (Portuguese)
n. - esmola (f), coisa (f) dada, folheto (m) distribuído em mãos
Русский (Russian)
милостыня, текст обращения для печати
Español (Spanish)
n. - prospecto, folleto, comunicado de prensa, información, limosna, distribución
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - allmosa, broschyr, pressmeddelande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
施舍物, 印刷品, 传单, 讲课提纲, 新闻稿
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 施捨物, 印刷品, 傳單, 講課提綱, 新聞稿
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거지에게 주는 음식, 유인물, 공식 성명
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 施し物, 印刷物, プリント, ちらし
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حسنه ما يعطى للشحاذ من مأكل أو ملبس أو مال, نشرة للتوزيع المجاني باليد, بيان معد للتوزيع على الصحف
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נדבה, מתנה לעני, הודעה לעיתונות, עלון, תמסיר
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