(~s)
1.
A ~ is a gift of money, clothing, or food, which is given free to poor people.
Each family is being given a cash ~ of six thousand rupees.
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2.
If you call money that is given to someone a ~, you disapprove of it because you believe that the person who receives it has done nothing to earn or deserve it.
...the tendency of politicians to use money on vote-buying ~s rather than on investment in the future...
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3.
A ~ is a document which contains news or information about something and which is given, for example, to journalists or members of the public.
Official ~s describe the Emperor as ‘particularly noted as a scholar’.
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4.
A ~ is a paper containing a summary of information or topics which will be dealt with in a lecture or talk.
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