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LEEFL-uh-t/ˈliːflət/

A leaflet is a small printed sheet: a leaflet on vaccinations; hand out leaflets. A brochure is usually glossier and for selling; a flyer is similar and often promotional; a booklet has more pages. Leaf is a plant part — related spelling, different word. Do not call a 40-page report a leaflet.

Meaning

A small printed sheet that gives information or advertises something.

Examples

• “The clinic handed out a leaflet on flu vaccinations.”
• “The pharmacy left a leaflet about blood-pressure checks at the till.”
• “Campaigners handed out leaflets at the station at rush hour.”

Good to know

hand out / pick up a leaflet. Glossier selling: brochure. Promo: flyer. Longer: booklet. Not a full report.

Near in meaning

flyer

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