brochure

noun

bro·​chure brō-ˈshu̇r 

British especially ˈbrō-shə

plural brochures

: pamphlet, booklet

especially : one containing descriptive or advertising material

a travel brochure

For specific areas and bag limits pick up a copy of the 1993 Small Game Hunting and Trapping brochure at any license agency or Division of Wildlife office.

—Brighid Kelly

Chances are you picked up this brochure because you're interested in having your teeth cosmetically lightened. You're not alone.

—A Common Sense Look At Tooth Bleaching

Last fall Barney's, the New York clothes store, sent out an advertising brochure that summed up the whole return-to-the-'50s sensibility.

—Jed Perl

Synonyms of brochure

• booklet
• leaflet
• flyer
• pamphlet
• folder

Examples of brochure in a Sentence

handed out brochures giving practical hints about environment-friendly practices that every family can adopt

Recent Examples on the Web

Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

The spa brochure ranges from seashell massages (which, yes, involve giant seashells covered in coconut oil) to traditional Thai rubdowns and every kind of herbal body wrap, detox-scrub and age-defying facial in between. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

The answers can tell you far more than a polished marketing brochure ever will. — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

In application material for that developer’s project, the agency also redacted the plan for translating tenant outreach brochures from English. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from brocher to sew, from Middle French, to prick, from Old French brochier, from broche

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brochure

• abjure
• adjure
• allure
• assure
• cocksure
• coiffure
• contour
• couture
• demure
• detour
• endure
• ensure

Kids Definition

brochure

noun

bro·​chure brō-ˈshu̇(ə)r 

: a pamphlet containing advertising or descriptive material