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cou·pon

(ko͞o′pŏn′, kyo͞o′-)

1. A code or detachable part of a ticket, card, or advertisement that entitles the holder to a certain benefit, such as a cash refund or a gift.

a. A periodic interest payment due to the holder of a bond.

b. The interest rate of a bond that pays a coupon.

c. One of a set of small certificates that may be detached from a bond certificate and redeemed for interest payments.

[French, piece cut off, remnant, coupon (for interest), from Old French colpon, piece cut off, from colper, to cut, from colp, blow; see coup.]

Word History: A Roman might have had difficulty predicting what would become of the Latin word colaphus, which meant "a blow with the fist." As the variety of Latin spoken in the Roman province of Gaul developed into Old French, the Late Latin word colpus, derived from colaphus, became colp. Old French colp subsequently developed into modern French coup, with the same sense. Coup has had a rich development in French, gaining numerous senses and forming part of numerous phrases, such as coup d'état. Old French colp also gave rise to the verb colper (or in its modern French spelling, couper), "to divide with a blow or stroke, cut." Colper yielded the word colpon, "a portion that is cut off." Old French colpon eventually developed into modern French coupon and came to refer to a certificate that was detachable from a principal certificate. The detachable certificate could be exchanged for interest or dividend payments by the holder of the principal certificate. Coupon is first recorded in English in 1822 with this sense and then came to apply to forms or tickets, detachable or otherwise, that could be exchanged for various benefits or used to request information.

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coupon

(ˈkuːpɒn)

1. (Commerce)

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. (Banking & Finance) 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. (Banking & Finance) one of several detachable cards used for making hire-purchase payments

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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 cope¹]

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cou•pon

(ˈku pɒn, ˈkyu-)

n.

1. a detachable portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, 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. a detachable certificate calling for a periodic payment of interest on a bearer bond.

[1815–25; < French; Old French colpon piece cut off, derivative of colp(er) to cut]

pron: The American pronunciation variant (kyo̅o̅′pon), with a y-sound not justified by the spelling, is well-established and perfectly standard. It probably developed by analogy with words like cupid and cute, where the (y) is mandatory.

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Noun	1.	coupon - a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed voucher commercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerce book token - a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to an amount given on the voucher luncheon voucher, meal ticket - coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal twofer - a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one
	2.	coupon - a test sample of some substance sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

coupon

noun slip, ticket, certificate, token, voucher, card, detachable portion Send the coupon with a cheque for £18.50.

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Translations

إستِمارة مُراهَنـَهقَسيمَـه، حِصَّـه

kuponkupónlístekpoukazpoukázka

kuponrabatkupontipskuponværdikupon

Gutschein Kupon Schein

κουπόνι

cupón boleto

coupon ticket bon

kupon

kupontotószelvény

afsláttarmiîigetraunamiîi

cedola schedina talloncino buono omaggio

kuponaslažybų talonastalonas

derību talonskuponstalons

rabattkupong tippekupong

kupon odcinek

талон

kupóntiket

odrezek

kuponspor toto kâgıdı

商品上的赠券商家的优待券足球赛赌场的赌票

coupon

[ˈkuːpɒn] N (= voucher in newspaper, advertisement) → cupón m; (for price reduction or gifts) → vale m; (= football pools coupon) → boleto m (de quiniela)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

coupon

[ˈkuːpɒn] n

(= voucher) → bon m

(= detachable form) → coupon m, coupon-réponse m

(FINANCE) → coupon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

coupon

(= voucher) → Gutschein m; (= ration coupon) → (Zuteilungs)schein m

(Ftbl) → Totoschein m, → Wettschein m

(Fin) → Kupon m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

coupon

[ˈkuːpɒn] n (voucher) → buono (Comm) → coupon m inv; (football pools coupon) → schedina

coupon

(ˈkuːpon) noun

1. a piece of paper etc giving one the right to something, eg a gift or discount price. This coupon gives 50 cents off your next purchase.

2. a betting form for the football pools.

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They took on the semblance of yellow, twenty-dollar gold pieces, of yellow-backed paper bills of the government stamping of the United States, of bank books, and of rich coupons ripe for the clipping--and all shot through the flashings of the form of a rough-coated Irish terrier, on a galaxy of brilliantly-lighted stages, mouth open, nose upward to the drops, singing, ever singing, as no dog had ever been known to sing in the world before.

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He got them with cigarette coupons, and nearly smoked himself to death to possess these desired forms and faces.

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Living in delicate seclusion, some in furnished flats, others in Renaissance villas on Fiesole's slope, they read, wrote, studied, and exchanged ideas, thus attaining to that intimate knowledge, or rather perception, of Florence which is denied to all who carry in their pockets the coupons of Cook.

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The Coupon Information Corporation (CIC), a not-for-profit association of consumer product manufacturers dedicated to fighting coupon mis-redemption and fraud, defines coupon fraud as someone intentionally using a coupon for a product that he/she has not purchased or otherwise fails to satisfy the terms and conditions for redemption, when a retailer submits coupons for products they have not sold or that were not properly redeemed by a consumer in connection with a retail purchase; or when coupons are altered/counterfeited.

Fraud Facts: Extreme couponing or coupon fraud?

Inmar's annual report highlights shopper promotion preference methods, attitudes toward promotions, and use of coupons and rebates, along with insights into shopper engagement with store loyalty programs and shopping-related technology.

'Clipping' digital coupons is now on the cutting edge

That depends on which type of "digital" coupon: internet print-at-home (PAH) coupons or download-to-card/phone incentives.

Trouble Brewing for Digital Coupons

According to the JICC, failure to transition to the new coupon technology exposes retailers to a number of risks, including processing of expired or fraudulent coupons; inability of customers to use coupons at self-checkout kiosks; increased cashier labor and time to manually process coupons; and reduced profitability of promotions.

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* 40% of those with an annual household income of at least $150,000 use a search engine to find coupons (versus 28% of those who make less than $40,000).

Wealthy consumers crave coupon deals

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