Meaning & use

leaflet

noun·Everyday

A printed sheet of paper, often folded, that gives information and is usually distributed free.

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A volunteer handed out leaflets about the upcoming community cleanup event.

The clinic printed leaflets explaining the symptoms of the illness in several languages.

A note on using this word

As a verb, to leaflet an area means to distribute leaflets there, as in political campaigns leafleting a neighborhood.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To distribute leaflets, especially throughout an area or to a large group of people.

Volunteers leafleted the entire neighborhood before the town hall meeting.

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