freesheet

British  

/ ˈfriːˌʃiːt /

noun

1. Also called: giveaway.  a newspaper that is distributed free, paid for by its advertisers

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Example Sentences

Mr McNamara, who lives in Lowestoft, Suffolk, said he thought he had been alerted to the Gorleston gig by a fax from the band's press team - and was pleased his stock of live photos had given him an "ace in the hole" for his story in the freesheet.

From BBC

In the case of City AM, the freesheet launched 15 years ago, the editor is “committed” to a return to printing almost 90,000 copies once the worst of the pandemic is over, but its 60 staff members’ salaries will be halved from April.

From The Guardian

Playboy, the glossy magazine relic of the pre-#MeToo era as well as the occasional publisher of Margaret Atwood, among others, would seem to have little in common with City AM, the business-led freesheet for London commuters.

From The Guardian

My dad was a booze oracle: the first job I had was editing a doomed freesheet for students in Earl’s Court, and I gave him a column called the Old Imbiber.

From The Guardian

The decision to permanently close the facility was driven by “demand decline for uncoated freesheet paper products in the United States,” company spokesman Tom Ryan said in an email to the newspaper.

From Washington Times