handout

1. An act of handing out something.USarchaicrare

2. (informal, often derogatory) A gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor.Examples: "We ain't runnin' no day nursery. These you see here is all the real thing. Maybe we asks fer a handout now and then; but that ain't our reg'lar lay."; "They dropped old Henry at Tarpin, where he soon drank up all his wages. When Rapp picked him up there, he was living on hand-outs."; "You're just looking for a handout like every other—are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?"Synonyms: bonselladerogatoryinformaloften

3. (informal, often derogatory) A gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor.Examples: "They [Manchester United] had contributed heavily to their own downfall, most glaringly with the senselessness of Chris Smalling's red card, and they should know by now that Manuel Pellegrini's team are not the kind of opponents to pass up these kind of handouts."Synonyms: bonsella, benefaction, boon, concession, donative, fairing, gift, grantbroadlyderogatoryinformaloften