leaflet
n.a small piece of printed paper that gives information or advertises something. You often find them in shops or get them through your door.
n.a printed sheet of paper, sometimes folded, containing information or advertising matter and intended for free distribution.
“I picked up a leaflet about the local museum.”
“The health clinic provides a free leaflet explaining how to maintain a balanced diet.”
“Volunteers spent the afternoon distributing a detailed leaflet that outlined the proposed changes to the city's public transport system.”
Commonly used with the verbs 'hand out', 'distribute', or 'pick up'.
“I’m not asking you to vote for a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet.”
“The leaflets started getting left in the hallway, unread.”
From leaf + -let.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.