coupon

cou·pon  (kpn, ky-)

n.

1. A negotiable certificate attached to a bond that represents a sum of interest due.

2.

a. One of a set of detachable certificates that may be torn off and redeemed as needed: a food coupon.

b. A detachable part, as of a ticket or advertisement, that entitles the bearer to certain benefits, such as a cash refund or gift.

c. A certificate accompanying a product that may be redeemed for a cash discount.

d. A printed form, as in an advertisement, to be used as an order blank or for requesting information or obtaining a discount on merchandise.

3. A detachable slip calling for periodic payments, as for merchandise bought on an installment plan.

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[French, 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." In Old French, a language that developed from Latin, the Late Latin word colpus, derived from colaphus, became colp, or modern French coup, with the same sense. Coup has had a rich development in French, gaining numerous senses, participating in numerous phrases, such as coup d'état,) and giving rise to many derivatives, including couper, "to divide with a blow or stroke, to cut." Couper yielded the word coupon, "a portion that is cut off," which 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

Noun

1. a piece of paper entitling the holder to a discount or free gift

2. a detachable slip that can be used as a commercial order form

3. Brit a football pools entry form [Old French colpon piece cut off]

Thesaurus

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

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coupon

noun slip, ticket, certificate, token, voucher, card, detachable portion

Translations

coupon [ˈkuːpɔn] n → cupón m (= pools coupon); boleto (de quiniela)

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coupon [ˈkuːpɔn] n (= voucher) → bon m de réduction (= detachable form); coupon m détachable, coupon-réponse m;

(Finance) → coupon

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coupon [ˈkuːpɔn] n → Gutschein m;

(detachable form) → Abschnitt m;

(Comm) → Coupon m

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coupon [ˈkuːpɔn] n (= voucher) → buono;

(COMM) → coupon m inv