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gift certificate
noun
: a certificate entitling the recipient to receive goods or services of a specified value from the issuer
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One key error: no guidance is offered in spending choices and the gift certificates, costing the government millions that Guerrin says could go towards arts education, is instead largely spent on video games and comic books.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Here, the stein holding and sausage eating contest winners and runner ups from each location will compete for a trophy and $100 Pedal Haus Brewery gift certificate.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Winners recieve a Draft & Vessel gift certificates ($30).
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2024
Only subscribers can enter to win Sun Insider contests including tickets for exclusive movie screenings and concerts, gift certificates, VIP experiences including trips, plus special discounts and priority offers.
—Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
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“Gift certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20certificate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
gift certificate
noun
: a certificate that is worth a certain amount of money and that is given to someone to buy something (as goods or services from a business)
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