handout

Example Sentences

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By ensuring that money is tied to real effort and sacrifice, rather than given as a casual gift, children learn the direct connection between hard work and capital, transforming a handout into a meaningful reward.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

"It's not a handout, we know we have to pay it back," Osborne said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The handout he received would last no more than a week, he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Takaichi, who took power in October, has unveiled a range of new relief measures, such as energy subsidies and a cash handout of 20,000 yen per child, equivalent to $128.73.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

He was watching Oksi through the binocs one evening when Jessie Coon James came up to him and begged for a handout.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George