gift certificate
Americannoun
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a certificate entitling the bearer to select merchandise of a specified cash value from a store, usually presented as a gift.
Etymology
Origin of gift certificate
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The “gifts” include getaways to an exclusive retreat in Canada or to a renovated lighthouse off the coast of Italy, a gift certificate for plastic surgery and anti-aging treatments, and other goodies.
From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2023
Kelly English, an acclaimed Memphis chef who runs four restaurants in the city, is offering customers a $5 gift certificate if they bring their own bottled water or soft drink.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022
What did we do with the food delivery gift certificate that friends gave us when we got covid-19?
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2022
We recommend purchasing a gift certificate for your loved one.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
And when we were handed a plastic trophy and a fifty-dollar gift certificate to the Olive Garden, Navid looked like he’d been handed the moon.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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