gift certificate

American  

noun

1. a certificate entitling the bearer to select merchandise of a specified cash value from a store, usually presented as a gift.

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Etymology

Origin of gift certificate

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

“A gift certificate to On the Run. A little birdie told me you might be in the market for some new running gear.”

From Literature

Mom already got me most of the running stuff I wanted—better running tanks, a holder for my cell phone because she wants me to have it when I run alone, and two good pairs of shorts—but a running store gift certificate is a step up from a duplicate Emily Dickinson book.

From Literature

I straighten the brim of the new running hat I bought with Dad’s gift certificate, which is not suffocating my scalp, thank goodness, but it does keep riding down my forehead.

From Literature

Besides being given a $1,000 scholarship, Townsell received a gift certificate for free Raising Cane’s chicken for a year.

From Los Angeles Times

In one research study, participants were given a choice: Either they could pay $38 to guarantee they would get a $50 gift certificate, or they could pay $28 to enter a lottery for a chance to win either a $50 or $100 certificate.

From Salon