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Definition of coupon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coupon

noun
 
/ˈkuːpɒn/
 
/ˈkuːpɑːn/,
 
/ˈkjuːpɑːn/
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  1. a small piece of printed paper or an electronic code that you can exchange for something or that gives you the right to buy something at a cheaper price than normal
    • discount coupons
    • clothing coupons
    • an international reply coupon
    Extra Examples
    • Cut out and return this coupon to claim your free holiday.
    • Click the on-page coupon to get 20% off.
    • 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.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • valid
    • discount
    • free
    verb + coupon
    • give
    • offer
    • get
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  2. 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
    verb + coupon
    • give
    • offer
    • get
    See full entry
  3. 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’.
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