Coupon
//ˈkuːˌpɑn// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 test sample of some substance wordnet
- 3 A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
- 4 a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed wordnet
- 5 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
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- 6 Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
- 7 The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government. UK, historical
- 8 A person's face. Scotland
- 9 A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
Verb
- 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."
Example
More examples"Nir has a discount coupon for the museum's exhibition."
Etymology
From French coupon, from couper (“to cut”).
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.