gift certificate
noun
a certificate entitling the bearer to select merchandise of a specified cash value from a store, usually presented as a gift.
gift certificates
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pluralof gift certificate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When he replies to their posts, he says, he has learned they are typically looking for the same thing: money or gift certificates.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
If you don’t have time to grab a gift, the association will accept gift certificates for all ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
People have an easier time accepting gift certificates than they do cash.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2022
Those things have real value, but Americans have billions of dollars in gift certificates and frequent-flyer rewards that they haven’t redeemed.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
They give me a handful of gift certificates, a TV for my room, ice skates, and a sketch pad with charcoal pencils.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
