(n) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution, Syn. bill, flier, flyer, broadside, throwaway, handbill, broadsheet, Example:he mailed the circular to all subscribers
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting. -- n. See Kite, n., 6. [ Cant ] McElrath. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]