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Synonyms

handbill

American  
[hand-bil] / ˈhændˌbɪl /

noun

  1. a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.


handbill British  
/ ˈhændˌbɪl /

noun

  1. a small printed notice for distribution by hand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of handbill

First recorded in 1745–55; hand + bill 1

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“Dance!! Dance!! Dance!! to the music of the Silhouettes Band!!” read the handbill.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2025

Targeting a different audience —”Mexicanos y Filipinos” — is a handbill from the time, also on the museum wall.

From Seattle Times Oct. 24, 2019

A handbill advertising its opening said viewers would see the presidents as they had appeared in life: “the color of their eyes, the color of their hair, the texture of their skin.”

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2017

It prohibits advertisements in “any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publications,” Marshall wrote.

From Washington Post Dec. 21, 2015

I reached into the pocket of my checkered dress and pulled out the handbill Aunt Kitty had given me the other day.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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