tear sheet

n.
A page cut or torn from a periodical and used chiefly to provide evidence to an advertiser of the publication of an advertisement.

A slang term used to describe Standard & Poor's one-page summary sheets for public companies. The summary page gives an overview of business segments, recent operating results and key fundamental analysis metrics.

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Tear sheets go back to the old days when stockbrokers would rip individual pages out of the S&P summary book and send them to current or potential clients. These days, most information is extracted online, so any concise representation of a company's business fundamentals could be considered a tear sheet. Brokers often send "tear sheets" to prospective investors to provide insight into possible investments.

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Sheet from one of a dozen loose-leaf books comprising Standard & Poor's Stock Reports, which provide essential background and financial data on several thousand companies. Brokers often tear and mail these sheets to customers (hence the name).

Page clipped from a newspaper or magazine and sent to the advertiser or advertising agency as proof that an ad was inserted as ordered. Generally, a tear sheet accompanies the invoice for the advertisement, as many advertisers will not pay their bill without evidence that the ad ran as ordered. See also advertising checking bureau; checking copy.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication

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