1A voucher entitling the holder to a discount off a particular product.

1. 1.1 A detachable ticket entitling the holder to a ration of food, clothes, or other goods, especially in wartime.
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   • The only way to ensure fairness would be to issue ration coupons which would provide nostalgic reminiscences for many pensioners.
   • Most foods were rationed and what you could buy, even with ration coupons, was not much - about one egg a week per person, for example, almost no meat at all, very little fish.
   • Despite being a time of rations and coupons, people made me feel welcome and were very friendly.
   • Mum rushed around borrowing clothing coupons and ration books.
   • Prices rose fast from the spring of 1916 despite massive imports; partial rationing was introduced, followed by food coupons in June 1918.
   • For the food and clothes rationing everyone had a coupon book - 6 ounces of butter per person per week, 6 ounces of sugar, 2 ounces of tea and a limited ration of meat.
   • Taking ration coupons for gas and food down at the general store seemed like the most natural thing in the world.
   • The colony staff get ration coupons for 1 kg of meat, 250 g of butter and 100 g of margarine.
   • In order to be able to join in, they were required to contribute some precious ration coupons and a tablespoon of sugar.
   • Outside on the pavement, a man is buying ration coupons for sugar, rice and oil from people unwilling to queue for hours.
   • The boys he was living with sold ration coupons, so food was always available.
   • The ration books would have coupons, a certain number for each week.
   • Petrol, clothing, meat, sugar and other foods were rationed by coupons.
   • One of my earliest memories is of counting ration coupons with my father.
   • If I remember, rationing was still on, so we all pooled our coupons and sorted the food.
   • There they were given an outfit of clothes, a ration book, clothing coupons, pocket money, an English dictionary of simple phrases and what was most important to them - an identity card.
   • Buying food depended more on ration coupons and bottles of vodka than rubles.
   • We were given ration coupons and I just offloaded what I had.
   • Food was also in short supply but relatives saved their ration coupons to provide a comparatively lavish reception, complete with a two-tier cake.
   • Family and friends clubbed together and donated coupons for food and ingredients.

   Synonyms

   voucher, token, ticket, document, certificate, carnet

   chit, slip, stub, counterfoil, detachable portion, receipt, docket

   British informal chitty

   North American informal ducat, comp
2. 1.2 A detachable portion of a bond which is given up in return for a payment of interest.
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   • Bond certificates used to have paper interest coupons attached.
   • It is the coupon that will be detached and referred to, and that is where you want your claim.
3. 1.3 The nominal rate of interest on a fixed-interest security.
   the stock carries a 10 per cent coupon

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   • Besides the modest income banks will receive in coupon payments on the bonds, banks have no other source of cash flow.
   • The issue had a three-year maturity and carried an annual coupon rate of 4.44 per cent.
   • The price they fetch varies depending on how attractive their coupon looks compared with prevailing interest rates.
   • In contrast, the regular Treasury bond will pay its coupon rate, which is about 4.4% for a 10-year note.
   • The legends show the real coupon of the respective bonds, followed by the date of maturity.
   • That makes it more valuable than the face value of £1, 000, only a little bit more valuable because there are only two more coupon payments to come, but more valuable all the same.
   • Because of the convertible option, the coupon and yield on the bond will usually be lower than the interest rate on a bond of similar maturity that is not convertible: but not always.
   • The bonds for $175 million were issued at a face value of $100 with a coupon rate of 2.5 per cent per annum payable every six months.
   • That would make coupon rates around 2 to 4 per cent, based on the recent yields of the securitised notes.
   • This is because the fixed coupon on the bond is paid on the par amount of the bond.
   • The redemption rate for coupons can be expected to run between 2 and 5 per cent.
   • Convertible bonds are cheaper for the company to sell than traditional debt because investors accept lower coupons in return for the option to switch into stocks.
   • The current yield is the portion generated by coupon payments, which are usually paid twice a year, and, it accounts for most of the yield generated by corporate bonds.
   • So you either pay the extra amount out in coupon over time, or you pay it now and lower your coupon payments going forward.
   • In terms of [annual] total return, you're looking at 4% - your coupon, and maybe a teeny bit more.
   • The bonds guarantee two coupon payments every six months and the annual interest is 4.75 per cent.
   • The principal was secured with 30-year US treasury bonds with zero coupons.
   • This increase in the nominal debt level will be offset by reduced debt service payments for some years ahead due to the lower interest coupons on the new bonds.
   • Most of the potential total return will come from coupon income.
   • When you invest in a bond, you are essentially lending money to a company or government for a fixed rate of interest, known as the coupon.

2A form in a newspaper or magazine which may be sent as an application for a purchase or information.

1. 2.1British An entry form for a football pool or other competition.
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   • Couples who have popped the question and want to be in with a chance of winning their big day can enter the competition by filling in the coupon below.
   • Football coupon betting spread in the 1890s and Manchester's Athletic News, a football weekly, was selling 180,000 copies by 1896.
   • I do the football coupon with John every Saturday and we might have a small bet between us.
   • It must be a nightmare trying to do a football coupon in this league!
   • All you have to do is to answer the two simple questions contained in the attached coupon and send it to this newspaper at the address given to reach us by Monday June 24.
   • Football coupons were frantically filled and bets were placed on horses and dogs running elsewhere.
   • Nominations for this competition must be made on the form printed here and coupons must be received by Friday, March 19.
   • Also, if you are running coupons or competitions on the ad, request an outside edge position - it makes them easier to cut out.
   • All you have to do is answer the simple question and return the coupon.
   • Indeed, to take the argument further, how many people will agree that studying football scores and indeed football pools coupons has raised their geographical knowledge of England.
   • Competitors were required to look at the picture of the football match shown in the coupon and test their skill using their knowledge and judgment of the game; the ball had been erased from the picture.
   • Also, there is no limit to the number of coupons that can be sent.
   • Friday night's editions will carry a race coupon while entry forms are also available from our Deansgate reception.
   • I was surprised, thrilled, and convinced that they were serious about the free gift when they called me directly (one month after the coupon was sent).

3Irish Scottish A person's face.

1(of a business) issue or distribute coupons or vouchers offering discounts on particular goods or services.

1. 1.1 (of a consumer) collect and use coupons or vouchers offering discounts on goods or services.
   couponing has dropped their monthly grocery budget by upwards of $1,100.00 per month

   since she'd only been couponing for a few weeks, she didn't have much of a grocery stockpile built up

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   • If you enjoy couponing, focus on getting useful freebies, like toothpaste and cleaning products, instead of unhealthy foods.
   • They're all trying to save money however they can - juggling credit cards, couponing, not eating out.
   • Can an extreme couponing craze be behind this recent rise in newspaper thefts?
   • I admit to taking my couponing overboard on occasion but the space limitations of my home prevail.
   • I've started taking couponing seriously.
   • When calculating the dollar cost of an extreme couponing habit, are the savings and worth the sacrifices?
   • I coupon, stockpile and price match.
   • Has couponing made us spend more in a given year even though the amount per item was less than normal price?
   • As a stay at home mom, couponing is something that I do to not only save money but as a challenge.
   • I've started to realize the 'extreme' couponing is a little too much for me.
   • Melinda can teach all of us a lot about couponing, so be sure and visit her blog.