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leaflet

American  
[leef-lit] / ˈlif lɪt /

noun

  1. a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.

  2. one of the separate blades or divisions of a compound leaf.

  3. a small leaflike part or structure.

  4. a small or young leaf.

verb (used with object)

leafleted, leafletted, leafleting, leafletting

  1. to distribute leaflets or handbills to or among.

    Campaign workers leafleted shoppers at the mall.

verb (used without object)

leafleted, leafletted, leafleting, leafletting

  1. to distribute leaflets.

leaflet British  
/ ˈliːflɪt /

noun

  1. a printed and usually folded sheet of paper for distribution, usually free and containing advertising material or information about a political party, charity, etc

  2. any of the subdivisions of a compound leaf such as a fern leaf

  3. (loosely) any small leaf or leaflike part

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verb

  1. to distribute printed leaflets (to)

    they leafleted every flat in the area
"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
leaflet Scientific  
/ lē′flĭt /

  1. A small leaf or leaflike part, especially one of the blades or divisions of a compound leaf.

Other Word Forms

  • leafleter noun
  • leafletter noun

Etymology

Origin of leaflet

First recorded in 1780–90; leaf + -let

Example Sentences

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"This will be the most throwing-the-kitchen-sink-at-it by-election that we have ever done," says one Green MP, boasting of 30,000 leaflets being delivered already, and hundreds of activists descending on the constituency this weekend.

From BBC

Patient leaflets on weight-loss injections state that gallstones are a "common" side effect, and in medical trials the injections also sometimes led to inflammation of the gallbladder.

From BBC

Dobrindt said police would launch a publicity campaign to solicit tips and tout the reward, including leaflets and posters in Berlin's subway system.

From Barron's

“I don’t have to have a sign on the sidewalk before you enter my property saying, ‘Okay to come on if you’re giving me some leaflet,’” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Individual entries in the return show Reform spent £49,854 on leaflets and letters, including one entry for a letter that was worth £17,084.

From BBC

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