handbill
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈhændˌbɪl/
:
panfleto
- She picked up a handbill from the table that advertised the upcoming concert.
- handbill and posters
Examples
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Last week on Diff'rent Strokes, Arnold and his pal Dudley were trying to earn radios for their bicycles by passing out handbills for Mr. Horton's bike store.
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Printed handbills distributed throughout the state recommended that farmers destroy the plant with salt (Jones and Morse 1903).
Academic text (1991) -
We have far too many services to list on a handbill, though.
Blog text (21) -
No commercial advertising appeared on the protest side of the handbill.
Academic text (2008) -
At the far wall, he saw an open door, and through it a row of chairs; then he noticed a handbill announcing Craige's lecture.
Fiction book (2002) -
Handbills passed out by candidates for election indicate the political concerns of the squatter.
Academic text (1997) -
We've printed a thousand handbills and 660 tickets for each performance.
Fiction book (1994) -
The handbills used two photos of the President in full face and profile, with the caption "Wanted for Treason."
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Senderby was to have handbills printed, describing the girl and requesting information about her or her murderer.
Fiction book (1993) -
In 1920, a candidate for a political campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, circulated a handbill that read: "They have disqualified the Negro, an American citizen, from voting in the white primary."
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
141
2.0
A small printed sheet that gives information or advertises events
42
2.5
A small printed paper that tells people about an event or service
31
2.7
A small folded sheet with information or advertising
19
2.0
A list of performers at a show or event
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4.4
A printed paper that tells many people about a sale or product
1
5.5
A small printed advertisement given to many people
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handbill comes from the two simple parts hand and bill, where bill means 'a short paper notice'. So a handbill is literally a small printed paper you give 'by hand', which is why it means a small notice or advertisement given to people.