A coupon is a piece of printed paper which allows you to pay less money than usual for a product, or to get it free.
Bring the coupon below to any Tecno store and pay just £10.99.
...a 50p money-off coupon.
2. countable noun
A coupon is a small form, for example in a newspaper or magazine, which you send off to ask for information, to order something, or to enter a competition.
Send the coupon with a cheque for £18.50, made payable to 'Good Housekeeping'.
He was filling in his pools coupon.
Synonyms: slip, ticket, certificate, token More Synonyms of coupon
coupon in British English
(ˈkuːpɒn)
noun
1.
a.
a detachable part of a ticket or advertisement entitling the holder to a discount, free gift, etc
b.
a detachable slip usable as a commercial order form
c.
a voucher given away with certain goods, a certain number of which are exchangeable for goods offered by the manufacturers
2.
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
3.
one of several detachable cards used for making hire-purchase payments
4.
a ticket issued to facilitate rationing
5. British
a detachable entry form for any of certain competitions, esp football pools
Word origin
C19: from French, from Old French colpon piece cut off, from colper to cut, variant of couper; see cope1
coupon in American English
(ˈkuˌpɑn; ˈkjupɑn)
noun
1.
a detachable printed statement on a bond, specifying the interest due at a given time: each coupon on a bond is presented for payment at the proper time
2.
a certificate or ticket entitling the holder to a specified right, as redemption for cash or gifts, reduced purchase price, etc.
3.
a part of a printed advertisement as for use in ordering goods, samples, or literature
Word origin
Fr, remnant, coupon < couper, to cut: see coup
coupon in Hospitality
(kupɒn)
Word forms: (regular plural) coupons
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Reservations and checking in and out)
A coupon is a piece of printed paper which allows you to pay less money than usual for a product,or to get it free.
With the coupon, you get an entrée free.
Please present this coupon at check-in to receive the special rate.
Give the discount coupon to the waitperson, who will take 10% off your bill.
COBUILD Collocations
coupon
discount coupon
Examples of 'coupon' in a sentence
coupon
You can only use one coupon per transaction.
The Sun (2016)
Only one coupon per item purchased is permitted.
The Sun (2016)
Only one coupon accepted per person per transaction.
The Sun (2016)
Only one coupon per item purchased.
The Sun (2016)
Only one coupon per transaction.
The Sun (2016)
To enter by post, fill in the below coupon or write your answer and contact details on a postcard and send to the address below.
The Sun (2016)
This coupon cannot be accepted against any other product.
The Sun (2008)
The shopper then gets a coupon for the difference at the till.
The Sun (2015)
Only one coupon per transaction and per household.
The Sun (2009)
They are always offering discounts and coupons to their loyal fans.
The Sun (2016)
Simply follow the instructions on the coupon below.
The Sun (2012)
Please do not attempt to redeem this coupon against other product or issue.
The Sun (2016)
Just tick the relevant boxes and return the coupon to get your blushes over with now.
The Sun (2009)
Only one coupon per person per visit.
The Sun (2013)
Coupon discounts may increase the demand for complements.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
See the coupon below for the second offer.
The Sun (2011)
Please do not attempt to exchange this coupon for another product as refusal may cause embarrassment.
The Sun (2014)
Only one coupon may be used against each item purchased.
The Sun (2009)
Another way is to purchase a book of discount coupons.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
Or take the coupon printed below to the till along with your free sheet.
The Sun (2014)
Only one coupon per two products purchased.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Shoppers get a coupon with the difference at the till but have a limited time to spend it.
The Sun (2014)
But the important and worthwhile innovations are those like zero coupon bonds that survive once such subsidies have been removed.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
It should be an option like the box you ticked on the old football pools coupon: no publicity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The charity did not withhold or pay any employment taxes for any portion of the $35 gift coupons provided to employees.
Christianity Today (2000)
The remaining debt is now held in a bond with a coupon of 6.25% that can be repaid at par.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For a coupon bond with a long holding period, there is some risk because coupon payments must be reinvested before the bond matures.
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995)
The bonds will mature in 2018 and will pay a coupon of 1 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The bond will pay a coupon of 8.5 per cent, the sources said.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
coupon
British English: coupon NOUN
A coupon is a piece of printed paper which allows you to pay less money than usual for a product, or to get it free.
...a money-saving coupon.
American English: coupon
Brazilian Portuguese: cupom
Chinese: 优惠券
European Spanish: cupón
French: bon de réduction
German: Coupon
Italian: buono
Japanese: クーポン
Korean: 쿠폰
European Portuguese: cupom
Latin American Spanish: cupón
All related terms of 'coupon'
coupon bond
a bond , usually a bearer bond, that pays interest by means of coupons with specific cash values
coupon rate
The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
zero-coupon
designating or of a bond sold at a discount and redeemed upon maturity at its face value, with no periodic payments of interest
entry coupon
a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
ration coupon
a coupon that can be exchanged for a certain quantity of rationed goods
reply coupon
a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
discount coupon
A coupon is a piece of printed paper which allows you to pay less money than usual for a product, or to get it free.
zero-coupon bond
the symbol 0, indicating an absence of quantity or magnitude ; nought
zero-coupon bonds
Zero-coupon bonds are bonds with no coupons that do not pay interest , and are sold at a large discount from their face value.
international reply coupon
a coupon that can be exchanged for postage stamps to send a letter to a foreign country. It is used to reimburse a correspondent for postage without having to deal with foreign currencies
zero
Zero is the number 0.
Chinese translation of 'coupon'
coupon
(ˈkuːpɔn)
n(c)
(= voucher) 折价(價)券 (zhéjià quàn) (张(張), zhāng)
(= form) 索取单(單) (suǒqǔ dān)
(noun)
Definition
a detachable slip that can be used as a commercial order form
a coupon giving £5 off your weekly shoppping bill
Synonyms
slip
ticket
They were queueing to get tickets for the football match.
certificate
a certificate of adoption
token
£10 book tokens
voucher
The winners will each receive a voucher for a pair of cinema tickets.
card
detachable portion
Additional synonyms
in the sense of certificate
Definition
an official document stating the details of something such as birth, death, or completion of an academic course
a certificate of adoption
Synonyms
document,
licence,
warrant,
voucher,
diploma,
testimonial,
authorization,
credential(s)
in the sense of ticket
Definition
a printed piece of paper or cardboard showing that the holder is entitled to certain rights, such as travel on a train or bus or entry to a place of public entertainment
They were queueing to get tickets for the football match.
Synonyms
voucher,
pass,
coupon,
card,
slip,
certificate,
token,
chit
in the sense of token
Definition
a gift voucher that can be used as payment for goods of a specified value