gift certificate

American

noun

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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Her $30 Barbie outfit from Amazon helped her become top dog and won her owner a $50 gift certificate to Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

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

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

In the past, some Americans have seen giving money or a gift certificate as impersonal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2022

Late in January my mother sent me a gift certificate and some pictures of the baby.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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