handout
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈhændˌaʊt/
- Literature
:
nota informativa
- After the presentation, the audience received a handout that included all the statistics mentioned.
Examples
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In addition, we've been discouraging our presenters from creating hard copy handout materials.
Academic text (2010) -
OK, there is a handout floating around.
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I've not been able to get my hands on a copy of the handout since then.
Blog text (31) -
All the press ever get is an official Ministry handout, or the brushoff from you whenever we want an exclusive.
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"Base charge corrects for 'free riders' not charged costs to make service available," Knight's handout states.
Blog text (9) -
Jess over at Latter-Day Chatter was kind enough to share a handout and puzzles for this week's Sharing Time.
Blog text (13) -
The teacher distributed a handout to the students summarizing the key points discussed in class.
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During the press conference, the spokesperson provided a detailed handout to journalists with information about the new policy.
Synonyms
590
2.9
An announcement, product, or statement made available to the public
133
3.7
A short official statement giving urgent news
94
2.5
An official message sent to the news media to give information
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5.4
A small printed paper people give out to advertise something
Antonyms
How Formal
- Literature
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2.5
- Literature
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word handout comes from the parts hand and out, which together mean 'given out by hand'. So a press handout is a document that is handed to journalists to explain or add to a spoken announcement.