gift certificate

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gift certificate¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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We’ve rounded up some unique experience gifts in the Seattle area that you can send via gift certificate to loved ones — or do together, now or in the new year.

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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.

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Avalon's homes have used modest financial incentives, such as organizing contests between different units, with the winner getting prizes like a pizza party or a drawing for a gift certificate from a department store, and those efforts will resume this year.

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