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pɒn, ˈkyu- noun
1.
a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
2.
a separate certificate, ticket, etc., for the same purpose.
3.
one of a number of small detachable certificates calling for periodic interest payments on a bearer bond. Compare coupon bond.
4.
Metallurgy. a sample of metal or metalwork submitted to a customer or testing agency for approval.
Origin:
1815–25; < French; Old French colpon piece cut off, equivalent to colp(er) to cut (see cope1) + -on noun suffix
1815–25; < French; Old French colpon piece cut off, equivalent to colp(er) to cut (see cope1) + -on noun suffix
Related forms
cou·pon·less, adjective
Pronunciation note
Coupon, related to cope and coup, is of French origin. It has developed an American pronunciation variant [kyoo-pon] with an unhistorical y -sound not justified by the spelling. This pronunciation is used by educated speakers and is well-established as perfectly standard, although it is sometimes criticized. Its development may have been encouraged by analogy with words like curious, cupid, and cute, where c is followed by a “long u ” and the [y] is mandatory.
Coupon, related to cope and coup, is of French origin. It has developed an American pronunciation variant
[kyoo-pon] with an unhistorical y -sound not justified by the spelling. This pronunciation is used by educated speakers and is well-established as perfectly standard, although it is sometimes criticized. Its development may have been encouraged by analogy with words like curious, cupid, and cute, where c is followed by a “long u ” and the [y] is mandatory.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 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. | (Brit) a detachable entry form for any of certain competitions, esp football pools |
| [C19: from French, from Old French colpon piece cut off, from colper to cut, variant of couper; see | |
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Word Origin & History
coupon
1822, "certificate of interest due on a bond" (which could be cut from the bond and presented for payment), from Fr. coupon, from O.Fr. coupon "piece cut off," from couper "to cut," from coup "a blow." Meaning widened to "discount ticket" 1860s by British travel agent Thomas Cook. The specific advertising
sense is from 1906.
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Example sentences
For the day, the chain will discount an item by twice the stated value of each manufacturer's coupon presented by a customer.
Coupons are valid for a year, and a ticket based on a coupon is usually valid for a further year.
The higher the commission the more consumers the coupon can potentially reach.
Bond investors usually expect more of their gains to come from coupon payments.
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