cou|pon

cou|pon
cou|pon «KOO pon, KYOO-», noun.
1. a) a part of a ticket, advertisement, or package, that gives the person who holds it certain rights: »

She saved the coupons from boxes of soap to get a free set of cups and saucers.

b) a form for name and address to order goods or obtain information.
2. a printed statement of interest due on a bond that can be cut from the bond and presented for payment.
[< Old French coupon piece cut off < couper to cut < coup; see etym. under coup1 (Cf.coup)]

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  • cou — ab·cou·lomb; ac·cou·cheur; ac·cou·ple·ment; ac·cou·tre; ac·cou·tre·ment; bar·ra·cou·ta; cou·cal; cou·ché; cou·chee; cou·dière; cou·ette; cou·gar; cou·gnar; cou·lé; cou·lee; cou·lée; cou·leur; cou·lier; cou·lisse; cou·loir; cou·lomb;… …   English syllables

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  • coupon — cou·pon s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} buono, tagliando | TS fin., banc. → cedola {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: cupone. DATA: 1765. ETIMO: fr. coupon propr. 1pezzo , der. di couper tagliare …   Dizionario italiano

  • coupon stripping — cou·pon strip·ping loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS fin. negoziazione separata della quota capitale di un prestito e della rispettiva cedola {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di coupon coupon e stripping stripping …   Dizionario italiano

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