gift certificate
Americannoun
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gift certificates
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of gift certificate
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court, said Justice Sonia Sotomayor received artwork and a gift certificate for a spa, among other presents during her first term.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 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
Each box includes a $25 gift certificate so families can purchase meat.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
But you are not, in fact, supposed to be able to buy a gift certificate with your F.S.A. money to use for services or goods during the next year of your benefits plan.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
Inside sits a thick piece of cardstock, a gift certificate that says One-Day Workshop in the Art of the Tiny House.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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