booktoken

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A form of book token — A voucher that can be redeemed in the purchase of a book.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounbooktoken (plural booktokens)

plural booktokens

  1. alternativeAlternative form of book token.

    I suppose you think he wants to give me a booktoken for my granny?

    1981, Michael De Larrabeiti, The Bunce, →ISBN, page 77
    2 more examples

    Once a five-shilling booktoken and publication in the society newsletter was sufficient, now it has to be at least hundreds to ensure the competition's success.

    1985, Peter Finch, How to Publish Your Poetry: A Practical Guide, page 96

    Thank you for your birthday card: you have an eye for these things. I had: socks, handkerchiefs, booktoken, record. And some chocolate cake.

    2012, Philip Larkin, Anthony Thwaite, Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica, →ISBN
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APA

booktoken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booktoken

MLA

“booktoken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booktoken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “booktoken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booktoken.

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