handout
Example Sentences
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Ahead of the February 8 general election, all three major parties offered various populist handouts and socioeconomic policies to boost the economy.
From Barron's
They were queuing to register at a centre for the displaced, offered a small handout of cash, food and toiletries by volunteers.
From BBC
A mix of government pensions, food handouts and subsidized housing provides an ever-more tattered safety net.
From Los Angeles Times
I don’t want to polish it off too quickly or I’ll look like I’m begging for handouts.
From Literature
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That plan offered energy subsidies, cash handouts to households ostensibly to counter inflation, and industrial-policy subsidies in areas such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.