coupon
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkuːˌpɒn//
- United Kingdom//ˈkuːpən//
- United Kingdom//ˈkuːˌpɔ̃//
- United States//ˈkuːˌpɑn//
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
noun
- 1
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- 2
A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
- 3
obsoleteA certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.
- 4
Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- 5
historicalThe letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
- 6
A person's face.
- 7
A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
Etymology
From French coupon, from couper (“to cut”).
verb
- 1
To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.
Jenna coupons and she goes through three magazines a day to find the coupons.
Forms
- plural
- coupons
- past tense
- couponed
- past participle
- couponed
- present participle
- couponing
- third person singular
- coupons
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