handout

Example Sentences

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And while a government cash handout expected on Wednesday -- the first for embattled jeepney drivers -- would be welcome, "5,000 pesos … won't carry you that far," Helera said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Except most of us aren’t in line for this handout.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

They were queuing to register at a centre for the displaced, offered a small handout of cash, food and toiletries by volunteers.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Calderon said the program wasn’t “a handout; it’s basically a mitigation payment” from the federal government, which owns and manages about 45% of California’s land.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

After a while, she got bored and wandered off to the kitchen door, hoping to cadge a handout from Viola.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly