handout

n. donation; announcement to the press; news release; printed matter

For an advertisement, see Flyer (pamphlet)A handout is something given freely or distributed gratis (without compensation). 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.
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Noun
1. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
(synonym) press release, release
(hypernym) announcement, promulgation
2. giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
(hypernym) charity

n. (new spell.=Hand-out) handout, printed matter

n. handout, donation; announcement to the press; news release; printed matter