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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cou•pon /ˈkupɑn, ˈkyu-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a portion of a ticket, label, or the like, entitling the holder to something, or for use as an order blank, etc.:clipped a few discount coupons from the paper.
- a separate piece of paper, ticket, etc., for the same purpose.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cou•pon (ko̅o̅′pon, kyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
- a separate certificate, ticket, etc., for the same purpose.
- Businessone of a number of small detachable certificates calling for periodic interest payments on a bearer bond. Cf. coupon bond.
- Metallurgya sample of metal or metalwork submitted to a customer or testing agency for approval.
- French; Old French colpon piece cut off, equivalent. to colp(er) to cut (see cope1) + -on noun, nominal suffix
- 1815–25;
Coupon, related to cope and coup, is of French origin. It has developed an American pronunciation variant (kyo̅o̅′pon)USA pronunciation with an unhistorical y -sound not justified by the spelling. This pronunciation is used by educated speakers and is well-established as perfectly standard, although it is sometimes criticized. Its development may have been encouraged by analogy with words like curious, cupid, and cute, where c is followed by a "long u '' and the (y)USA pronunciation is mandatory. |