Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coupon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coupon \Cou"pon\ (k??"p?n; F. k??`p?n"), n. [F., fr. couper to
cut, cut off. See {Coppice}.]
1. (Com.) A certificate of interest due, printed at the
bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.),
given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and
presented for payment when the interest is due; an
interest warrant.
2. A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled
to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage
over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a
theater, or the like.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coupon
n 1: a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed
as needed [syn: {voucher}]
2: a test sample of some substance
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