coupon
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkuːˌpɒn/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈkuːˌpɑn/, /ˈkjuːˌpɑn/
Noun

coupon (plural coupons)

  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. (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.
  4. (finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
  5. (UK, politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 United Kingdom general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
  6. (Scotland) A person's face.
Synonyms
  • (section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement) voucher
Translations Translations
  • Italian: cedola
  • Russian: купо́н
Translations
  • French: bon
  • German: Gutschein, Coupon
  • Portuguese: cupom, cupão (Portugal)
  • Russian: купо́н
Verb

coupon (coupons, present participle couponing; past and past participle couponed)

  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.



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