A handout is a gift of money, clothing, or food, which is given free to poor people.

If you call money that is given to someone a handout, you disapprove of it because you believe that the person who receives it has done nothing to earn or deserve it.

A handout is a document which contains news or information about something and which is given, for example, to journalists or members of the public.

A handout is a paper containing a summary of information or topics which will be dealt with in a lecture or talk.