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coupon

coupon, voucher

noun koo-POHN Rare
Home & Lifestyle Household Items

Origin: French couper (to cut)

Also means

remnant (of fabric)

Usage Note

Coupon originally meant a cut piece of cloth and still carries that sense in the fabric trade. In everyday modern use it means a discount coupon or voucher. The verb couper is at the root, making the connection to 'cutting off' a piece or a reduction clear to learners.

Examples

"J'ai utilisé un coupon de réduction en caisse."

Natural Translation

I used a discount coupon at the checkout.

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