Coupon Definition

ko͝opŏn, kyo͝o-
coupons
noun
coupons
A detachable printed statement on a bond, specifying the interest due at a given time: each coupon on a bond is presented for payment at the proper time.
Webster's New World
A certificate or ticket entitling the holder to a specified right, as redemption for cash or gifts, reduced purchase price, etc.
Webster's New World
A part of a printed advertisement as for use in ordering goods, samples, or literature.
Webster's New World
The interest rate of a bond that pays a coupon.
American Heritage
One of a set of small certificates that may be detached from a bond certificate and redeemed for interest payments.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Coupon

Noun

Singular:
coupon
Plural:
coupons

Origin of Coupon

  • French piece cut off, remnant, coupon (for interest) from Old French colpon piece cut off from colper to cut from colp blow coup

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French coupon, from "couper," to cut.

    From Wiktionary

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