COUPON

coupon

(noun) a test sample of some substance

coupon, voucher

(noun) a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coupon (plural coupons)

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.

A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.

(finance, obsolete) A 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.

(finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).

(UK, politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.

(Scotland) A person's face.

Synonyms

• (section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement): voucher

Verb

coupon (third-person singular simple present coupons, present participle couponing, simple past and past participle couponed)

To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.

Anagrams

• uncoop

Source: Wiktionary


Cou"pon (k"pn; F. k`pn"), n. Etym: [F., fr. couper to cut, cut off. See Coppice.]

1. (Com.)

Definition: A 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.

2. A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, or the like.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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