coupon · noun — 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.
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coupon is pronounced /ˈkuːˌpɒn/.
Etymology
From French coupon, from couper (“to cut”).
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
- A person's face.
- A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
verb
- To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.e.g.“Jenna coupons and she goes through three magazines a day to find the coupons.”
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Words closest in meaning
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- couponing 73% match — The use or distribution of money-saving coupons. vs coupon →
- couponer 71% match — One who uses money-saving coupons. vs coupon →
- consoom 48% match — To consume some product, especially a popular culture or mass market one and often obsessively. vs coupon →
- spaving 47% match — the act of increasing spending to save money, in the form of deals, discounts, etc. vs coupon →
- voucher 46% match — A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services. vs coupon →
- multisaver 46% match — A promotion offering the buyer a saving when he/she purchases several of the same item. vs coupon →
- discount 45% match — To sell at a reduced price. vs coupon →
- supersale 44% match — A sale offering exceptional discounts. vs coupon →