coupon
noun /ˈkuːpɒn/
/ˈkuːpɑːn/, /ˈkjuːpɑːn/
- a small piece of printed paper that you can exchange for something or that gives you the right to buy something at a cheaper price than normal
- money-off coupons
- clothing coupons
- an international reply coupon
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2- Cut out and return this coupon to claim your free holiday.
- New members receive coupons for complimentary services.
- She had saved enough coupons to get a free flight.
- They are offering 50%-off coupons.
- This coupon is valid until 31 January.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- valid
- discount
- free
- …
- give
- offer
- get
- …
- a printed form, often cut out from a newspaper, that is used to enter a competition, order goods, etc.
- Fill in and return the attached coupon.
Extra Examples- To enter the competition, fill in the entry coupon on page 6.
- Contestants were invited to complete an entry coupon.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- valid
- discount
- free
- …
- give
- offer
- get
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent. (denoting a detachable portion of a stock certificate): from French, literally ‘piece cut off’, from couper ‘cut’, from Old French colper, from cop, colp ‘a blow’, via Latin from Greek kolaphos ‘blow with the fist’.