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England/ˈkuːˌpɒn/England/ˈkuːpən/England, French, imitating/ˈkuːˌpɔ̃/US/ˈkuːˌpɑn/

noun

A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.

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Meanings

nouncoupon (plural coupons)

plural coupons

  1. A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.

    Synonyms: voucher

  2. A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
  3. obsoletebusinessA 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.
  4. businessAny interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
  5. UKhistoricalgovernmentThe letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
  6. ScotlandA person's face.
  7. businessA small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
verbcoupon (third-person singular simple present coupons, present participle couponing, simple past and past participle couponed)

present singular third person coupons · participle present couponing · participle past couponed · past couponed

  1. To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.

    Jenna coupons and she goes through three magazines a day to find the coupons.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

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commercial documentcommercial instrument
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcoupon
  2. Englishcoupon

From French coupon, from couper (“to cut”).

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Translations

Arabic قَسِيمَة, قَسِيمَة
  • قَسِيمَة (qasīma)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • قَسِيمَة (qasīma)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • كُوبُون (kūbōn)certificate of interest due
  • كُوبُون (kupōn)certificate of interest due
  • قَسِيمَة شِرائِيَّة (qasīma širāʔiyya)certificate of interest due
Bulgarian купо́н, купо́н
  • купо́н (kupón)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • купо́н (kupón)certificate of interest due
  • купо́н (kupón)interest payment made or due on a bond
Catalan cupó, cupó
  • cupóvoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • cupócertificate of interest due
Chinese Mandarin 票證 /票证, 配給券 /配给券
  • 票證 /票证 (piàozhèng)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • 配給券 /配给券 (pèijǐquàn)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • 優惠券 /优惠券 (yōuhuìquàn, yōuhuìjuàn)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • 票證 /票证 (piàozhèng)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • 優惠券 /优惠券 (yōuhuìquàn)interest payment made or due on a bond
  • 息票 (xípiào)interest payment made or due on a bond
Czech kupón, lístek
  • kupónsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • lísteksection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • poukazsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • kupóncertificate of interest due
  • kupóninterest payment made or due on a bond
Danish kupon
  • kuponcertificate of interest due
Dutch coupon
  • couponcertificate of interest due
Esperanto kupono, kupono
  • kuponosection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • kuponovoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
Finnish lipuke, kuponki
  • lipukesection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • kuponkisection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • setelivoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • kuponkivoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • kuponkicertificate of interest due
  • kuponkiinterest payment made or due on a bond
French bon, coupon
  • bonsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • couponvoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • bonvoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • couponcertificate of interest due
German Gutschein, Coupon
  • Gutscheinsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • Couponsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • Couponvoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • Kuponcertificate of interest due
  • Couponcertificate of interest due
Greek απόκομμα
  • απόκομμα (apókomma)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
Hungarian kupon
  • kuponsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
Italian cupone, cedola
  • cuponecertificate of interest due
  • cedolainterest payment made or due on a bond
Japanese クーポン, クーポン
  • クーポン (kūpon)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • クーポン (kūpon)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
Korean 쿠폰, 쿠폰
  • 쿠폰 (kupon)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • 쿠폰 (kupon)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
Malay kupon
  • kuponsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
Māori tīkitipati
  • tīkitipatisection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
Norwegian kupong
  • kupongcertificate of interest due
Persian کوپن
  • کوپن (kupon)certificate of interest due
Polish kupon, odcinek
  • kuponsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • odcineksection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • kuponcertificate of interest due
  • kuponinterest payment made or due on a bond
Portuguese cupom, cupão
  • cupomsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • cupãosection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • cupomcertificate of interest due
  • cupãocertificate of interest due
Romanian cupon
  • cuponsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
Russian купо́н, тало́н
  • купо́н (kupón)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • тало́н (talón)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • ва́учер (váučer)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • купо́н (kupón)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • тало́н (talón)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • ва́учер (váučer)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • купо́н (kupón)certificate of interest due
  • купо́н (kupón)interest payment made or due on a bond
Slovak kupón, kupón
  • kupónsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • kupóncertificate of interest due
Spanish cupón
  • cupóncertificate of interest due
Swahili kuponi, kuponi
  • kuponisection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • kuponivoucher which offers a discount on a particular product
Swedish kupong, kupong
  • kupongsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • kupongcertificate of interest due
  • kuponginterest payment made or due on a bond
Tagalog kupon
  • kuponcertificate of interest due
Thai คูปอง, คูปอง
  • คูปอง (kuu-bpɔɔng)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • คูปอง (kuu-bpɔɔng)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • คูปอง (kuu-bpɔɔng)certificate of interest due
  • คูปอง (kuu-bpɔɔng)interest payment made or due on a bond
Ukrainian купо́н, тало́н
  • купо́н (kupón)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • тало́н (talón)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • ва́учер (váučer)section of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • купо́н (kupón)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • тало́н (talón)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • ва́учер (váučer)voucher which offers a discount on a particular product
  • купо́н (kupón)certificate of interest due
  • купо́н (kupón)interest payment made or due on a bond
Vietnamese phiếu lãi, lãi suất trái phiếu
  • phiếu lãiinterest payment made or due on a bond
  • lãi suất trái phiếuinterest payment made or due on a bond
Welsh cwpon, cwpon
  • cwponsection of a ticket giving the holder some entitlement
  • cwponcertificate of interest due

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

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

Chicago

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

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