trading stamp

American  

noun

1. a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.

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trading stamp British  

noun

1. (esp formerly) a stamp of stated value given by some retail organizations to customers, according to the value of their purchases and redeemable for articles offered on a premium list

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Etymology

Origin of trading stamp

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

They became the two biggest shareholders in one of their common investments, trading stamp maker Blue Chip Stamp Co., and through that acquired See’s Candy, the Buffalo News and Wesco.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

China shares have gained this week following the announcement of measures to lift investor confidence, including halving the stock trading stamp duty, loosening margin loan rules, and putting the brakes on new listings.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

Beijing at the weekend introduced a slew of measures to shore up the market, such as halving stock trading stamp duty, loosening margin loan rules and putting the brakes on new listings.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

But MacDonald had one overriding asset: since all the other major trading stamp distributors had already signed up with competing grocery chains, none of them were free to bid for A. & P.'s business.

From Time Magazine Archive

I remember in the little town of Wakeford some of the merchants there got this trading stamp 'bug.'

From Dawson Black: Retail Merchant by Whitehead, Harold