1.
If you hand things out to people, you give one or more to each person in a group.
One of my jobs was to ~ the prizes...
= give out
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
2.
When people in authority ~ something such as advice or permission to do something, they give it.
I listened to a lot of people handing out a lot of advice...
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
3.
see also handout