COUPON Definition & Meaning

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coupon

[ koo-pon, kyoo- ]

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noun

a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
a separate certificate, ticket, etc., for the same purpose.
Finance. one of a number of small detachable certificates calling for periodic interest payments on a bearer bond. Compare coupon bond.
Metallurgy. a sample of metal or metalwork submitted to a customer or testing agency for approval.

coupon

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noun

1. a detachable part of a ticket or advertisement entitling the holder to a discount, free gift, etc
2. a detachable slip usable as a commercial order form
3. a voucher given away with certain goods, a certain number of which are exchangeable for goods offered by the manufacturers
one of a number of detachable certificates attached to a bond, esp a bearer bond, the surrender of which entitles the bearer to receive interest payments
one of several detachable cards used for making hire-purchase payments
a ticket issued to facilitate rationing
a detachable entry form for any of certain competitions, esp football pools

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Pronunciation Note

Coupon, related to cope and coup, is of French origin. It has developed an American pronunciation variant [kyoo, -pon] with an unhistorical y -sound not justified by the spelling. This pronunciation is used by educated speakers and is well-established as perfectly standard, although it is sometimes criticized. Its development may have been encouraged by analogy with words like curious, cupid, and cute, where c is followed by a “long u ” and the [y] is mandatory.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of coupon¹

1815–25; < French; Old French colpon piece cut off, equivalent to colp(er) to cut ( cope ¹ ) + -on noun suffix

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of coupon¹

C19: from French, from Old French colpon piece cut off, from colper to cut, variant of couper; see cope ¹

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Example Sentences

The ban is designed to force grocery stores to provide paper coupons to everyone, including elderly shoppers who are not as tech savvy as younger shoppers.

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There was rationing – coupons that allowed you to buy meat or clothes, or of course, sweets.

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But as we again find ourselves in uncertain economic times, some consumers are starting to wonder: What happened to coupons?

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You may be able to find coupons and discount programs to lower the cost, but many of these require that you meet certain income criteria or receive other types of government assistance.

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Finally, they said incentive programs, such as farmers' market nutrition coupons that encourage consumers to shop locally, would also help both producers and consumers.

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