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coupon.

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 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuːˌpɒn/England/ˈkuːpən/England/ˈkuːˌpɔ̃/England, French, imitating/ˈkuːˌpɑn/US
  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. 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.

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

  5. The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.

    UK · historical
  6. A person's face.

    Scotland
  7. A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.

Where this word comes from

From French coupon, from couper (“to cut”).

verb/ˈkuːˌpɒn/England/ˈkuːpən/England/ˈkuːˌpɔ̃/England, French, imitating/ˈkuːˌpɑn/US
  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.
Where this word comes from

From French coupon, from couper (“to cut”).

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