ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Coupon

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkuːˌpɒn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Coupon is a noun meaning A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
  2. (Scotland) A person's face.
  3. (manufacturing) A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
  4. To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.
  5. 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.
  6. (UK politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
  7. (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.

Example Sentences

Jenna coupons and she goes through three magazines a day to find the coupons.

Word Forms

Synonyms for coupon

Depending on context, synonyms include voucher.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include voucher, ticket, bond, receipt, rate, yield.

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