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book token

British  

noun

  1. a gift token to be exchanged for books

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Like a dad watching his son winning a medal at school. But I think we can all agree this was far cooler than any school medal or book token prize."

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2024

As part of World Book Day, every school child is entitled to receive a £1 book token to spend on a specially published book.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2015

On one of those leisurely winter days, she happened into a bookshop and, with a book token, bought an astronomical atlas.

From Scientific American • Jan. 6, 2012

Anthony HorowitzIf there was anything I hated receiving as a child, it was a book token.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2011

It was winter and I was spending a book token presented to me for my January birthday.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2010

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